This was a brassier showing than the previous bottle I'd sampled, especially given the fact that it was served blind amongst waaaay fresher Chardonnay profiles, which only exacerbated the perception…
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.
Grilled lemon, hazelnut, dried apricot, poached pear, and toffee notes make for a profile that is more contemplative and gastronomic than immediately punchy or bright. Freshness and acidity are…
Grilled lemon and hazelnut touch off a medium attack that is slightly brassy, but is lifted by focused beams of acidity. Finishes with notes of lemon verbena, herbs, white melon rind, and dried…
This juice grenade is even better than last year, with a reductive pop that you 'must be this tall to ride,' followed by a lemon-lime-Squirt (you kids remember Squirt, right?) euphoria thing, and…
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…
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…
This is a citrus pith, karate chop, high roundhouse Gymkata lemon and lime kick of Hot Topic flash and flair all in one hyper push of acid and energy on the front end, with a flinty-flowery Speed…
A reductive nose burns off with some vigorous swirling, offering the palate a super fresh expression of the varietal. Tense and nervy quince and citrus notes fire off from cheek-to-cheek, with lime,…
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…
