Golden hue with a tinge of brown, hinting at the oak involvement. Some butter and oak notes, but minerality is also evident. A good "cross-over" Chard for both oak and stainless proponents. Not overly creamy, a plus in my book.
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Wow, tropical flavors but really nice balance...never have I noticed such pronounced coconut in a chardonnay. Really delicious and complex. You could spend a lot of time dissecting this wine but its so delicious that it's nice to just experience it as a whole. Definitely an outlier stylistically, but I loved it for its hedonism.
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Rich, golden yellow in color. Lemon cream, oak and nuttiness on the nose. Big flavor profilewith a rich and full-bodied palate. Tasted almost over-oaked with high alcohol content. Really big chardonnay, mouthfilling with long finish.
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Shows a ripe character with butterscotch and caramel notes but no signs of vanilla or woody oak. Big Cali expressive palate with more ripe notes and some apple like expression. A bigger forward styled Chard to be sure but without the roundness and vanilla so prevalent in many of the type.
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Pale, clear color with hints of yellow and green. Oaky, citrus and nuttiness on the nose followed by flavors of almond, peach pits and lemon. I used some to make popcorn cauliflower and after a day of being opened this Chardonnay really shined.
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6/1/2010 - chadrich wrote: 91 Points
Golden hue with a tinge of brown, hinting at the oak involvement. Some butter and oak notes, but minerality is also evident. A good "cross-over" Chard for both oak and stainless proponents. Not overly creamy, a plus in my book.
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4/3/2010 - Chrisinroch wrote: 92 Points
Wow, tropical flavors but really nice balance...never have I noticed such pronounced coconut in a chardonnay. Really delicious and complex. You could spend a lot of time dissecting this wine but its so delicious that it's nice to just experience it as a whole. Definitely an outlier stylistically, but I loved it for its hedonism.
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11/28/2009 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 90 Points
Rich, golden yellow in color. Lemon cream, oak and nuttiness on the nose. Big flavor profilewith a rich and full-bodied palate. Tasted almost over-oaked with high alcohol content. Really big chardonnay, mouthfilling with long finish.
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8/27/2009 - WetRock wrote:
Shows a ripe character with butterscotch and caramel notes but no signs of vanilla or woody oak. Big Cali expressive palate with more ripe notes and some apple like expression. A bigger forward styled Chard to be sure but without the roundness and vanilla so prevalent in many of the type.
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4/16/2009 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 90 Points
Pale, clear color with hints of yellow and green. Oaky, citrus and nuttiness on the nose followed by flavors of almond, peach pits and lemon. I used some to make popcorn cauliflower and after a day of being opened this Chardonnay really shined.
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