2007 Kim Crawford Unoaked Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 85 points

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  6/10/2010 - DuaneT wrote: 84 Points

  I stashed away a few bottles of these when I first started to like wine (a little over a year ago now, yep) and because of my strong memory of first tasting this wine, I must say that I'm fascinated by this tasting.
  
  When I had this wine the first time, I was amazed how much different it tasted from other chardonnays since it had no oak. Today, I'm amazed by how much it tastes like many Sauvignon Blancs I've had, undoubtedly due to the metal barrel fermentation.
  
  The wine itself is light in color but very aromatic, but here again I smell the grapefruit and peach that I'd expect from a Sauvignon Blanc. The taste is crisp, short, and the finish is sharp and very bitter. I think the alcohol is coming through way too much in this one, overwhelming the acidity.
  
  My takeaway is that I'd much prefer a Sauvignon Blanc with a smoother finish or an oak-aged chardonnay that has enough acidity to balance its flavors.

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  9/27/2009 - tucsonwino wrote: 85 Points

  Liked it although I don't drink white very much. It was fine with some Humbolt Fog goat cheese.

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