Gold. Slightly cloudy when cold, clears up with slight warming. (reminds me of Aubert this way) Nose was a floral/fruit bouquet. Spring flowers, pineapple, lemon all in a vanilla cream. Mouth was same, with the vanilla smoothing out any edges. The best I've had of this wine and great for a 2006 which, IMO, isn't the best year for Cal Chards.
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I was prepared to not like this wine as I believed it would be in the camp of the high alcohol, high extract, heavy oak influence. So the surprise is that it is a very well balanced wine, and none of those things I hate in Chardonnay's. There is alcohol and oak present, but neither dominates, and fruit and mineral components equal the oak and alcohol in such a way that the wine is very pleasant with a long finish.
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3/28/2015 - ASG24 wrote:
Great bottle of wine, buttery citrus oils with firm backbone; probably as good as it will get before fruit begins to fade. Wonderful.
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7/2/2011 - Harry Cantrell wrote: 94 Points
Gold. Slightly cloudy when cold, clears up with slight warming. (reminds me of Aubert this way) Nose was a floral/fruit bouquet. Spring flowers, pineapple, lemon all in a vanilla cream. Mouth was same, with the vanilla smoothing out any edges. The best I've had of this wine and great for a 2006 which, IMO, isn't the best year for Cal Chards.
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4/3/2011 - Edclr wrote: 94 Points
I was prepared to not like this wine as I believed it would be in the camp of the high alcohol, high extract, heavy oak influence. So the surprise is that it is a very well balanced wine, and none of those things I hate in Chardonnay's. There is alcohol and oak present, but neither dominates, and fruit and mineral components equal the oak and alcohol in such a way that the wine is very pleasant with a long finish.
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1/7/2011 - jaylew1 wrote: 95 Points
Golden cloudy yellow. Incredible minerality on the palate after such a lemony, honeysuckle nose. Really strong effort.
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5/30/2010 - Knicksfan wrote: 93 Points
consistent with my previous notes - very enjoyable
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