2008 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (88) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  1/19/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 95 Points

  I haven’t had a bottle of this from a case acquired on release in 7-8 years. Wow! The aging has done wonders. The wine is a bright luminous lightly golden yellow. The nose has some roasted nuts, white florals, some distinct sea air salinity, and ripe peach. The palate is gorgeous and gets even better over a couple hours. It is mostly stone fruit, ripe pear and yellow apple fruited with just hints of creamy vanilla. It has a bright acid and mineral backbone and some lime zest on the finish. Great texture/mouthfeel. This bottle disappeared too quickly for my wife and I over some pan seared red snapper with my beurre blanc. Stunning!

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  1/17/2024 - bibendumrrb wrote: 95 Points

  Just perfect. Golden, buttery, peach , apple

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  4/3/2022 - williamswhine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Clear, golden hue. Pear, tropical, lychee, subtle notes of oak. Slight honey tangerine and apple. Evolves in the glass. Vibrant, well balanced and aging beautifully. Nice treat; especially given age out of CA.

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  12/30/2021 - WVWine wrote: 95 Points

  Wonderful magnum from Chateau Montelena. Hard to believe it is from 2008. Bright yellow color. Crisp, lemony, with hint of apple.

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  12/5/2021 - sbeeks Likes this wine:

  Surprisingly very good. More like a Chablis But held up very well.

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