Tasted 4 November 2016
Central Coast · Monterey County
A very well put together modern California Chardonnay. The round butterscotch, popcorn, and vanilla bean notes worked well with the core yellow citrus fruits. A hair less complex than the 2014 Bernardus Rosella's…
"Not too bad" was the phrase we heard most of the night. Certainly some butter and oak on the attack, but some decent yellow citrus notes and some acid to add interest and hold it all together.…
Same as my previous notes, except that this got a little too warm (room temp), which flattened it out considerably on the back end. The flavors were decent, but the frame lost tension and grip…
Somewhat similar to my previous notes initially, but it turned goofy toward the end. Started out with a decent amount of body and verve. However, after a total of two hours of consumption, it became…