2006 Pahlmeyer Chardonnay Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (33) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  3/25/2020 - Wirebender66 wrote:

  Covid pandemic. Day 1 distance learning Nicholas . Ethan on spring break at home as UWEC closed

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  2/14/2020 - G_H wrote: 94 Points

  Perfectly ripe, just at a perfect maturity stage. Still intense, dense, long and rich but no notes of oxidation.
  
  Lemon peel, butter, great stuff

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  10/15/2017 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Wow....7+ years have passed since I last drank this. Light straw gold. Super. Sophisticated. Oddly, fried bacon on the nose and then some more familiar lemon. Palate is beautifully rounded pebbles and some honeysuckle and lemon the back end. Heady and reverberant on the finale. Very good indeed and consistent across every vintage. One of my real favourite Napa Chardonnays. No rush to drink this....and I have possibly underscored it.

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  7/29/2017 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Kleur: Medium stro geel, opvallend licht voor een rijpe Napa-Chardonnay Aroma / bouquet: Verfijnd en complex bouquet. Meerdimensionaal. Boenwas, een subtiel vleugje vanille, overrijpe banaan. Smaak / Afdronk: Prachtige, gerijpe Chardonnay. Beperkte zuurgraad, dik-sappig en filmend mondgevoel. Geweldig mooie rijpheid. Een finale van bananensnoepjes. Algemeen / potentieel: Bijzondere Napa-Chardi, een van mijn favorieten! 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 92/100
  
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  I] Color: Medium straw yellow, striking light for a mature Napa-Chardonnay Aroma / bouquet: Sophisticated and complex bouquet. Multidimensional. Wax. A subtle hint of vanilla, overripe banana. Taste / Drink: Beautiful, ripe Chardonnay. Limited acidity, thick-juicy and filming mouthfeel. Great beautiful maturity. A final of banana nuts. General / Potential: Special Napa-Chardi, one of my favorites! 50+ Color: 5+ Aroma / Bouquet: 12 + Taste / Drink: 17 + General / Potential: 8 = 92/100

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  2/26/2015 - emzee.mc wrote: 92 Points

  The wine is popped and chilled before pouring. At 14.9% ABV, the wine pours a light golden hue with very thick legs. Upon pouring, the concentration of the nose is very apparent. The bouquet consists of lemon oil, honeysuckle, apricot cream, vanilla, hazelnut and a touch of mint. The strength of the alcohol flexes itself as soon as it hits the tongue, bringing with it a flash of heat on the palate. This brings about flavors of more vanilla cream, sugarcane water, salted tangerine peel and a hint of a yeasty finish. The wine is starting to show its age too with tertiary notes of beurre noisette and goat cheese. This is an unabashed, full and robust Californian chardonnay with low acidity, but with adequate minerality to maintain the balance and keeps things fresh. Finish is super long, lasting over 45 seconds. Crazy good stuff that can compete with the likes of Peter Michael, Aubert and Marcassin. If only the alcohol was slightly less potent...

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