2007 Ataraxia Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  4/26/2015 - belfast taxman wrote: 89 Points

  Final bottle and what a journey it has been. I cannot say I left the best to last but this bottle drank well with no absolute sense of over maturity. That said, as you will see from my previous reviews, this was a wine at its peak a few years ago. On this evidence, Ataraxia Chardonnay is best drunk 3-5 years from the vintage but can still give great pleasure beyond that timeframe and was better than a 2008 drunk recently.

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  8/17/2014 - belfast taxman wrote: 90 Points

  Penultimate bottle from a superb case and still holding up very well with a graceful maturity. Oaky butterscotch but no bloated sweetness here. Toasted butter and vanilla essence add up to delightful finish.

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  4/27/2014 - belfast taxman wrote: 90 Points

  Stil drinking very well. Medium body and started off with a whiff of orange peel but this soon faded as the buttery melon and oak took over. Nice length

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  2/3/2014 - belfast taxman wrote: 89 Points

  Of course being wine this bottle reminded me that there was still hope - no sign of any heaviness or over maturity - indeed this bottle was comparatively light

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  9/21/2013 - belfast taxman wrote: 88 Points

  Not as noticeable as my last bottle a few months back but again signs of wear and tear here and a wine passed its best - still that it not to say that this was no good - quite the reverse - packed with flavours and depth but just a little heavy - DRINK UP

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