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2012 Ceritas Chardonnay Pinnacle Vineyard

Chardonnay

  • USA
  • California
  • Santa Cruz Mountains
CT91.5 64 reviews
2012
2012
Label borrowed from 2014
2014
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Community Tasting Notes 54

  • SoundinBetween wrote:

    February 10, 2023 - Medium lemon in the glass, with aromas of white flowers, lemon, and a hint of chalk. Medium-bodied with a sappy finish highlighting citrus again, drinking well but will not improve & on the downslope today.

  • Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 points

    January 10, 2023 - Built for those that need something more than buttery Napa. My first of this provider. There's a great nose of honeysuckle, cream and balanced acidity. Some citrus, apple and pear with a bead of salinity. Very nice for starters! Thanks, Ken!

  • Seafoam Manor wrote: 91 points

    November 14, 2022 - Not at all your typical CA Chardonnay. Lean, but with excellent acidity, keeping this very light on its feet. You get a big dose of lemon curd, bits of lime and strong mineral and oyster shell notes. Probably lacks some of the depth and complexity that you get from the best Ceritas wines, but this was still really good. The Chablis-like comparisons are not out of place. I don't think this is any danger of falling apart, but it's also not something I would look to hold too much longer.

  • jjct Likes this wine:

    July 4, 2022 - Very light on its feet, with laser acidity and focus. Minerals and lemon. Very enjoyable.

  • Grape_ape Likes this wine:

    September 6, 2019 - Brought to an offline, paired against a 2015 Cameron Clos Electrique chard. Ceritas showed more maturity given the three year age difference. Showed nice lemon curd, minerals, and rocks.

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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2012
  • Type White
  • Producer Ceritas
  • Varietal Chardonnay
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard Pinnacle Vineyard
  • Country USA
  • Region California
  • SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
  • Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
  • In Cellars 135 (23%)
  • Consumed 442 (76%)

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