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7 notes

2022

Walter Scott Chardonnay Freedom Hill Vineyard

Willamette Valley · Mount Pisgah

The reduction was super strong on this bottle and robbed the fruit of any chance of expansion. Hardboiled egg, lime, and lemon pith. Overdone and blown out to the point of no return for me. Jacked my…

Reviewed 31 July 2025
2021

Walter Scott Chardonnay Justice Vineyard

Willamette Valley · Eola - Amity Hills

Hallmark reduction that eventually gives way to lime and lemon juice zing. Not terribly complex, but surely a bright and fresh hit of citrus verve. Drink or hold.

Reviewed 6 July 2025
2021

Walter Scott Chardonnay Freedom Hill Vineyard

Willamette Valley · Mount Pisgah

Fresh lime and lemon juice, melon rind, green and yellow apple, white rock, and unripe green and yellow pear. Chiseled and acidic, but in proper form throughout consumption. The reductive hit plays…

Reviewed 22 March 2025
2022

Walter Scott Chardonnay X-Novo Vineyard

Willamette Valley · Eola - Amity Hills

Reductive and flinty on the nose, with a kick of lemon and lime juice, white travertine, quince, white melon rind, and crunchy white pear notes making for a linear entry that finds the means to relax…

Reviewed 10 June 2024
2022

Walter Scott Chardonnay Sojeau Vineyard

Willamette Valley · Eola - Amity Hills

Strung up and young to be sure, with reductive elements battling against lemon pith, white fruit, and lemon seed elements. Finishes surprisingly contoured, which made for a less angular back end but…

Reviewed 9 June 2024
2021

Walter Scott Chardonnay X-Novo Vineyard

Willamette Valley · Eola - Amity Hills

There's a lot of back and forth about the perceived reduction here, so I'll save the great debate for another time and simply say that this bottle indeed shows as such on the nose, but not in an…

Reviewed 4 February 2024
2019

Walter Scott Chardonnay Freedom Hill Vineyard

Willamette Valley · Mount Pisgah

Served blind (only known as a Chardonnay), side-by-side with a 2015 Roulot Meix Chavaux (Meursault), which was interesting given the similarities/differences the Walter Scott shared with the…

Reviewed 24 April 2023