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2016

Fait-Main Chardonnay Penhoet Toyon Farm

Tasted 15 July 2018 California · Napa Valley

PnP with notes of zippy white stone and somewhat pithy yellow citrus core fruit; fresh lemon juice, lemon seed, quince, unripe pear, and pumice. The front end of the attack was full of verve, with an initial focused but…

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