2005 Monticello Vineyards (Corley Family) Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 81.5 points

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  10/14/2008 - Winston Cellars wrote: 84 Points

  Over-done Secondary Fermentation leaving this wine pretty "Flabby" Not enough acid to balance the fruit and Oak. Not a bad wine, but for $35 I'd expect something a little more balanced.

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  6/2/2008 - grafstrb wrote: 79 Points

  -- popped and poured --
  -- tasted non-blind --
  
  NOSE: pear; golden delicious apple; oak; crisp smelling, as if it wasn't put through malolactic fermentation.
  
  BODY: pale yellow; medium bodied
  
  TASTE: geeez! incredibly oaky ... I really cannot perceive much of anything but oak; at a cooler-than-cellar temperature I get some acidity, somewhat similar to a NZ Sauvignon Blanc, but it's overpowered by the oak treatment; the palate is full (of oak) but the finish is short. Very disappointing ... reminds me quite a lot of the 2006 Justin - Chardonnay.
  
  B: 50, 5, 11, 9, 4 = 79

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