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…
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 exquisite bottle of domestic Chardonnay. Much fuller and richer than some of the other Aubert Chardonnays, but this was an absolute pleasure to drink. Super smooth and viscous, with ripe yellow…
An exquisitely balanced Chardonnay that represents the finesse that can actually come out of a well crafted domestic Chardonnay. This carried some upfront citrus fruit, lemon curd, and subtle vanilla…
A truly amazing example of a CA Chardonnay. Perfectly balanced but also displaying a nice kick of spice box, smoke, and grey pebble/river rock to elevate the yellow citrus fruit and lemon curd…
I'm not sure how some folks are getting all of these tiered flavor profiles out of this wine at the moment. For me, it stayed fairly linear and static over the course of a three hour decant. PnP…
Lemon, quince, stone, and the faintest hint of alkaline and alcohol on initial PnP. Air time didn't change this much, except that the fruit flavors fanned out a little more with some extra swirling…
Notes of lemon zest, lemon curd, white peach, stone fruit, river rock, and a faint vanilla flavor. Ended with a unique pebbly and almost spicy minerality on the back end.
PnP with red and purple berry fruit flavors; black raspberry, ripe bing cherry, spice box, and orange rind (the kind of flavors that remind me of a Rivers-Marie Silver Eagle Pinot). A little hot…
PnP with beautiful notes of lemon curd, lemon meringue, pineapple, honey, and some tropical fruit. Hints of poached pear, stone (granite), and lemongrass.
On the nose, a distinctive whiff of lemon curd, marshmallow, and citrus blossom. On the palate, the wine totally bursts with a complex interplay of Meyer lemon, pear, butterscotch, salted caramel,…
