2021 Tabalí Chardonnay Talinay

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  5/13/2023 - Duncan wrote: 90 Points

  Very pale straw, with the faintest shimmer of green. Sherbet lemon on the nose and an attractive leesiness. On the palate the first impression is a whack of lemony acidity, and that is probably my second impression too. It's bracing! But somehow it all hangs together and gradually the underlying pristine fruit starts to assert itself. It sees ten months of oak, apparently, but at this age at least that's hardly perceptible. The lees influence is more apparent, but all is secondary to the citrus hit. In its style it's fantastic, but it is an extreme style. I've read comparisons to Chablis here, but I've never had a Chablis anywhere near as dry and linear as this. The only Chardonnay I can think of that's comparable is a young Kumeu River Estate. 13%, agglomerate cork.

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  3/21/2023 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Very youthful and vigorous with minerally tart fruit coated in a buttery texture. Deliciously savoury, this is so understated and light years ahead of the grotesques we’ve had to endure from this part of the world. At last a South American Chardonnay that actually fits its cool climate billing. A great find by the Society’s wine buyer. CHP 88 pts

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  5/4/2022 - Biggsy wrote: 89 Points

  Tasted at TWS 'New List Walkaround'. Short note: Big, intense. Citrussy. Taut. Linear and pure.

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  5/3/2022 - oenanthe Likes this wine: 88 Points

  The Wine Society "Taste the New List", Spring 2022 (Vintner's Hall, London): Very focussed. Good citrus balance. Perhaps a bit fruit forward on the palate, but a surprise wine that I really liked.

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  5/3/2022 - ManhattanBeach Likes this wine:

  The Wine Society 'Taste the new List' (Vintners' Hall): Blimey that's limey. VG. "Crystalline, linear character" and "taut and fresh" - yes.

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