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| Drinking window: Drink between 2020 and 2026 (based on 21 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jviz on 10/9/2022 & rated 92 points: tropical profile, papaya, orange marmalade, yellow peach, round and somewhat rich, alcohol not obtrusive. A fine wine from this site. Ehran makes good decisions and this wine is on the more flamboyant end of the stable of Failla chards. (700 views) | | | Tasted by Rajagopalanator on 3/11/2022 & rated 90 points: Lemon, stone, a bit of orange peel. Moderate complexity and medium acidity, and a very mild level of oakiness. (544 views) | | | Tasted by DougSamuel on 6/28/2021 & rated 92 points: Drank on a super hot, humid evening. We tried to get this extra cold before we consumed, but it quickly warmed in our glasses. Glad it did as it was much more expressive at warmer Temps, versus more astringent when colder.
Dominated by hay and orange blossom. There was some complexity, but not an overly forward wine. Subtle and restrained, which seems to be more the Failla style (and in contrast to Hudson Ranch House style).
This was enjoyable and represents the lowest price point for getting Hudson Chardonnay I've seen. Likely reflects less barrel cost, which for me isn't a winning proposition as we like the fuller oakier body. But if you're looking for a Burgundy-like expression from a premier Napa Chardonnay Vineyard, this is a good example. (847 views) | | | Tasted by VinoViking on 6/25/2021 & rated 85 points: Wanted to like this wine more than we actually liked it - at this price. Pale gold coloring; opened with some funky hay on the nose, which evolved to hints of green and Mellon. Flavors of yellow apple and citrus. Nice and dry, with more acidity than fruit or oak. It was fine for a $20 bottle of Chard. Low QPR. (618 views) | | | Tasted by Kycurler on 9/3/2020 & rated 70 points: Not great - unremarkable Chardonnay (873 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 3/10/2020: Even though they've made it for 26 years this will be the last vintage. Some big rich fruit on the nose here. Bill notes really floral but to me kinda flat actually. A bit plump and rounded. Apparently this is less unctuous than it has been in the last couple of vintages. (1093 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Seeing 20/20 – Sonoma & Anderson Valley New Releases (Jan 2020) (1/1/2020)
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| Failla Producer websiteChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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