Previous notes apply. Yellow citrus, white flowers, melon, and peach/nectarine flavors. Less of the grass element this time around. Displaying more peach and cantaloupe notes intertwined with the…
More tropical fruit cocktail than Sauvignon Blanc; heavy on the pineapple and melon fruit flavors. Medium-to-light weight; just enough grip to hold it all together. A short, somewhat watery finish.
Candied lemon peel, lemon oil, lightly buttered popcorn, vanilla, slight glycol, alkaline, and some subtle grass. A little less smooth on the back end. Lacking silkiness and textural elegance, but…
Inviting and agreeable, with a moderate sex appeal and soft porn-esque delivery. Overall, fairly smooth; less glycol after 2+ hours in the decanter. Notes of lemon curd, lemon verbena, vanilla, and…
Previous notes apply. I still recommend holding this particular wine well into 2019. Decanting and vigorous swirling brought out more depth of flavor. PnP was initially pretty tight and linear. After…
Round, fairly ripe, and lemon-curd driven, pushing out hints of popcorn and vanilla as well, this Chardonnay certainly has a decent 'yum' factor going on with it. Smooth and palate-coating, with a…
An inviting and refreshing expression of the varietal, with a traditional yellow citrus and tropical fruit core. A good 'right now' summer (well...autumn-ish) sipper. Nothing overly remarkable, but a…
Followed over two days. Same notes as earlier in the month. This passed the "at home" test with flying colors. A more cerebral Chardonnay than some others in this category in that it shows refinement…
Extremely light and thin (more anorexic), with some watery lemon and white stone fruit notes, with a bit of pumice and wood. Next-to-no finish. Paired barely ok with Mahi Mahi and spinach.
Dry and woody. Notes of lamp oil, bruised lemon peel, varnish, wood, and some rock. Hit the back end with a funky/earthy finish that begged for food. Paired decently with shrimp dumplings with a…
Previous notes from last year apply. A stunning Chardonnay, and likely one that will merit a perfect score in another year or so. Just some subtle hits of sulphur that need some time to blow off.…
An ultra clean, highly polished version of the varietal, with the UV site represented with sophisticated and stylish purpose. With a yellow citrus core flanked by a lovely white stone minerality, the…
Clean, crisp, and served up nice and cold, this SB kicked out some inviting and energetic notes of lemon, stone, and subtle grass. I was happy to see some of the grass/mineral surface this time…
Previous notes apply. Given some time to open up in the glass, it exhibited some nice lemon grass and quince notes that added interest. Probably best to continue to hold on this. Certainly more…
PnP was all about green apple skin on the front end, but after about 15-20 minutes of air, cinnamon and cardamom flavors peeked out, creating a warm apple crust effect; some vanilla also showed its…
Much like the 2016 Rivers Marie Joy Road I had the other day, this Bearwallow serves up healthy doses of vanilla oak and glycol before you get any sense of the lemon curd and lemon oil trying its…
Vanilla oak and glycol currently take up the lion's share of the flavor profile on this wine, with some lemony lamp oil and lemon drop martini notes also rushing up to flank the primary attack. At…
Not as memorable as the last few times I've had it. Medium in drive and length. A bit less intensity than I remember from that beginning of the year. Still a great bottle of Chardonnay, with lovely…
Previous notes apply. A little more yellow fruit, acacia flowers, and grass notes this time around. Subtle white rock, but primarily grass and floral notes. Notable acid and cut. Medium weight and…
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…
Medium-to-light all the way around. Light yellow citrus and unripe pear notes dominate. I wasn't mad at it, but it wasn't necessarily a conversation I was excited to continue once my glass was empty.…
Vibrant and focused, the Three Sisters delivered its yellow citrus and white stone fruit flavors with notable purpose. More exacting and Burgundian than the rounder 2014 Lolita served before it; the…
Plush, round, ripe, and fruity, the 2014 Lolita delivers all the goods up front with a straightforward hit of ripe yellow citrus, lemon curd, lemon butter, glycol, and vanilla notes. A little simple…
