This was good on the overall chardonnay scale but on my roulot scale this was just okay. At first this tasted very dumb. Buttery, one dimensional, flabby. With air, this became way more interesting. The more air (about an hour or two) the more minerality and acidity came out. The ‘15 I had of this was amazing, super long and so finely detailed. This had finesse but not like the ‘15. Apples, hazelnuts, little bit of phenolics on the mid to back palate, ending w big chalky interlaced minerality.
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Very backward yet lean with low acidity for a 09. Theres some decent minerality but overall it lacks length and depth. Interesting to see if it will gain some weight with aging.
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Three Nights In San Juan; 8/27/2015-8/29/2015: Drunk the 09 and 10 side by side. The 2010 started slow, but simply grew and grew in the glass. I really liked it, and would seek it out. The 09 was good, but lacked sophistication and in the end didn't impress like the 2010.
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6/25/2023 - MJReb wrote: 91 Points
Citrus, spices and some bitter notes. No signs of the hot vintage.
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11/25/2021 - marcus_francois Likes this wine:
This was good on the overall chardonnay scale but on my roulot scale this was just okay. At first this tasted very dumb. Buttery, one dimensional, flabby. With air, this became way more interesting. The more air (about an hour or two) the more minerality and acidity came out. The ‘15 I had of this was amazing, super long and so finely detailed. This had finesse but not like the ‘15. Apples, hazelnuts, little bit of phenolics on the mid to back palate, ending w big chalky interlaced minerality.
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6/17/2017 - Burgnick wrote: 89 Points
Very backward yet lean with low acidity for a 09. Theres some decent minerality but overall it lacks length and depth. Interesting to see if it will gain some weight with aging.
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3/31/2017 - petec-s Likes this wine: 90 Points
Some class and energy, but somehow not quite coming together. certainly good though.
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8/29/2015 - BradE wrote:
Three Nights In San Juan; 8/27/2015-8/29/2015: Drunk the 09 and 10 side by side. The 2010 started slow, but simply grew and grew in the glass. I really liked it, and would seek it out. The 09 was good, but lacked sophistication and in the end didn't impress like the 2010.
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