2020 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Nuits-Blanches au Bouge

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 92 points

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  1/18/2024 - Janda_42 wrote: 93 Points

  Eye: Medium gold to a pale straw.
  
  Nose: Tropical fruit, caramel, rich cream. Red apple. Nice chalky minerality.
  
  Palate: Moderate acidity. Light toasty and nutty oak. Dollop of buttery malo. Tropical fruit, pineapple, mango, green apple. Some orchard fruit, pears, and plums.
  
  Finish: Long. Lingering nuttiness and green apples.
  
  Overall: Very nice and complex, but I think it could use another year or two of bottle age.

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  11/25/2023 - loj Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Superb california chardonnay. This balances a deep richness with fruity freshness. There is a great note of minimality which ties together the golden fruit and oak.
  
  A note on the oak by the way -- THIS is what well integrated oak tastes like. Instead of singing as a separate note, the oak is part of the harmony on the palette. Tough to find any faults here.

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