2021 Walter Scott Chardonnay Koosah Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  3/26/2024 - notasfarwest Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Opened it, had a half glass, then let it slow-ox over night in the fridge. The first sips were bright and a little one-dimensional. The next day? Lights out. Juicy tropical fruit, lactic leesy depth, and iced tea goodness. This either needs a solid hour in the decanter, or the same overnight treatment I gave it - annoyingly delicious right now, though I can see the benefit of a few years in cellar. Of the 2021 single vineyard WS whites this is maybe the most open right now.

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  2/14/2024 - Muledog71 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Very nice, was expecting more from all the hype. Didn’t change my life, it DID need a ton of air time to come into its own. I’ll leave the rest in the cellar and check back in a year on this one. Very taut and linear, not much fruit with good acid. Lots of things going on I couldn’t quite put my finger on.

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  1/19/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Oregon Trip-Day 1 (Here and there, Willamette Valley): Lactic, leesy aromas. Medium weight, not nearly as lush as the Freedom Hill. Sweet apple and stone fruit followed by sharper citrus and strong acidity. Fascinating more delicate Chardonnay that strikes a great balance between rich fruit and substantial structure.

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  11/11/2023 - rlove wrote: 92 Points

  A slightly more chiseled, linear wine than X-Novo with the same appealing, well-integrated reduction here with a mix of orchard fruit and oak-derived spice. Bright, electric acidity. Really good.

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  9/1/2023 - rieslinghoarder Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Opened side-by-side with 2021 Morgen Long Chardonnay Eola-Amity Hills for educational purposes (separate TN posted) as that cuveé this year is 100% Koosah fruit as well.
  
  Glassware: Riedel Burgundy
  Prep: Splash decant, followed over 3 hours
  
  Compared to the Morgen Long, this really needs air to show at its best this young. Quiet on the initial pour, with just some subtle wisps of lime blossom and mint enveloped by barrel spice. A bit thin and flat on the palate at first as well, with some vague yellow apple, white peach, and gunpowder/flinty mineral notes. After an hour of air this turns into a very different wine, gaining tension and grip on the palate while remaining lithe in body. I particularly love the precision this develops, and the energy brought by the streak of refined acids that is already well-integrated. The orchard and stone fruit recede slightly as flavors of mint, jasmine, black tea, and aloe start to take center stage, with persistent flint minerality that lingers over a long finish.
  
  This is an excellent chardonnay that requires a little patience to fully appreciate this young. It is precise and understated, and will reward time in the cellar.

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