Plum and booze rush up the front end of the palate before they are consumed by a bitter green note that squashes the expansion of flavor. With air, this becomes a bit more affable, but it still…
A pleasant and easygoing Chardonnay, with lovely lemon and yellow/white citrus flavors dominating. An extremely clean entry, with a purity of fruit that was notable. Youthfully linear mid-palate, but…
Simple yellow citrus and saline notes, with flecks of graphite. Some green apple and vanilla show up on the back half of the attack. Otherwise, a fairly humdrum example of the varietal. Not too much…
Same as my notes from two weeks ago. Normally I like my Chardonnays served at a cooler cellar temperature (54 degrees), but I actually appreciated that this was served a little cooler than that this…
A very fine example of a Wente Clone Chardonnay, displaying a nice tension between lemon curd and creme brûlée richness and yellow citrus acidity. Some stone fruit and green fruit (apple, pear)…
For a number of reasons, I just couldn't get behind this wine. It was clearly young and came off like it had some serious working out to do in-bottle before a logical conversation about its…
A very balanced SB, with a nice cut on the back end, but overall a little soft and thin mid-palate. Acid was fine; some notable light citrus and grass notes. Not especially memorable.
