From the Charles Heintz Vineyard (one of my personal favorites), Moone Tsai's version flaunts a rich, buttery profile, with pure and plump yellow core fruit, lemon curd, olive oil, subtle pineapple,…
This has lost a ton of energy since I last had it a year ago. Good thing no one else on Cellar Tracker is apparently drinking this. My last bottle. Time to venture elsewhere.
A gorgeous effort, with a wonderful combination of core fruit flavors and sleek minerality, all delivered with a cunning precision that charmingly marries opulence with regal elegance. This…
A smooth and somewhat simple delivery, with yellow citrus core fruit gliding nicely across the palate. The finish faded fairly fast, but the onset of the fruit mid-palate was decent. Nice, if not a…
Giving and ripe, with a tender delivery that pushes the flavors gradually across the palate. Rounded and somewhat soft notes of yellow citrus, light honey, and phyllo. A touch yeasty on the back end,…
Tight and compacted, with somewhat linear notes of yellow citrus and white stone core fruit, granite, pumice, and limestone. Burgundian in style, with a laser-like but somewhat lithe focus streaking…
An exquisitely beautiful and flavorful Chardonnay. Full of life and energy, flaunting rich, boisterous lemon curd and yellow citrus core fruit, with some roasted marshmallow, olive oil, and honey.
Same accessibility and profile as noted in my previous CT TN. An especially great bottle of Chardonnay given the exceptional QPR. This 2014 is just fine as a PnP. Drink now and over the next year or…
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…
Pure yellow citrus, lemon curd, pear, and subtle stone fruit. More focused and precise than the 2014 Salus served before it. This had a notable delivery of flavors across the palate; very deliberate…
A nice, round style exhibiting expected notes of lemon curd and yellow citrus, creamy vanilla, and subtle pineapple. Smooth and simple. The balance is noteworthy, as is the overall mouthfeel and…
Same as a few months ago. A very hot night, which made for a warmer display of this wine (it needed to be colder). For this style, it's still a low/mid 90 point wine when viewed "objectively." Drink…
Fairly traditional notes of yellow citrus making up the core fruit; some stone and white fruit flavors on the back end, which kicked out a little bitterness on the finish. Seemed to have the stuffing…
The best wine served during the Vincent Arroyo tasting. This had some decent restraint, avoiding the overly extracted butter/malo notes; instead, this displayed fairly pedestrian notes of yellow…
Fairly straightforward domestic Chardonnay, veering a little more toward the butter and rounded vanilla flavors. Medium-bodied, but delivering a fuller hit of lemon curd and rich yellow citrus…
Similar notes to over a year ago, but man did this start out with some serious jet fuel blasting over the palate. This thing went straight into a decanter for a couple of hours before it was truly…
A great way to finish off a tasting of an immensely unctuous lineup of 2015 Vice Versa Cabernets, this Champagne was a welcome delivery of frothy stone fruit, pumice, and light lemon. I could've…
Similar notes to last year. A very round and inviting Chardonnay, if not a bit too simple overall. Some nice yellow citrus fruit and hints of vanilla and buttered popcorn. Nothing over the top, but a…
Initially tight and linear, but highly focused and pure flavors of yellow citrus and stone fruit. Decanted for a total of two hours. Opened up with some nice lemon curd and sourdough starter notes,…
Initially served a little colder than I prefer (refrigerator temp), but as it warmed up in the glass, notes of yellow citrus, lemon curd, vanillin, and a streak of lemon zest emerged. A smooth and…
An outstanding example of a domestic Chardonnay. It started out a little yeasty and tight on initial PnP, but that blew off shortly after some exposure to air. I actually ended up decanting this…
Similar to the standard 2015 Chardonnay except that the Reserve showed more focus and direction. A little less giving than the standard Chardonnay, with more restrained fruit flavors; some white…
A very well done domestic Chardonnay. I much preferred this to the 2014 version I had last year. This 2015 was ripe and voluptuous, with signature yellow fruit, popcorn, vanilla, and lemon curd…
