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.
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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!
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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.
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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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Lemon & mineral aromas. The palate matches adding herbal & yellow apple notes. Fully mature, medium acid/minerals. Unlikely to improve further but should drink well through its 10th birthday.
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First whiff said lemon peel and jasmine. Tastes like lemon curd, with a creamy lemon roundness followed by sea water and dashi. Strangely, this does actually remind me of a softer style Chablis. I usually don’t say this because most of the time on CT when people say a California Chardonnay tastes like Chablis they are dead wrong, but something about this one strikes the same chord. Nice.
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Lots of lemon curd. A bit soft on opening, but firmed up with more air. Longer decant? It held up well to the mildly spicy red pepper in our food, and seemed to be better for it.
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Medium hay gold in color, starts out with some nice medium intensity fruit, good acidity, then turns a bit tight, losing some depth through the mid-late palate, finishing quite mineral, with just a hint of saline. Would like just a bit more depth and intensity.
Edit: well, the wine was originally open and aerated for an hour or so, but now it's had another couple of hours, and seems to be gaining intensity and depth, more saline through the finish, and still that nice steely mineraly aftertaste. A unique Chardonnay, I can't think of anything else in California like this.
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Bright, mostly lemon curd on the most and palate. Given the age has a plush mouthfeel, though still tart on the finish. Finishes with steel and stone nuances.
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Popped and poured, pale straw tinged with green. Delightful aromas of lemon verbena, green apple, honeysuckle, sea spray and an impression of chalky minerals. Moderate body, deceptively concentrated. Sour apples, stone fruits, sliced pear and even a hint of the tropical...awesome fruit. The finish is accentuated by an impression of saline minerals that's carried by plus acidity. This is truly fantastic, just some killer Chard!
Quick comment: If opening soon, give this a good 45-60 minutes -- goes from "good" to "killer" that quickly.
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Opened and added some chill via some ice. Then, to the glass. Bit of oak shows, both toasted and vanilla aromatics. Lots of lemon here, light river rock and very much medium weight. Basic complexity, more elegant in tone. Ready to drink, I'd say.
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It's not that this is a bad wine, but let's say this note is the anti-AFWE backlash. You think maybe they could have had a bit more patience and let the grapes ripen a bit. It is not necessary to pick the grapes so early that you are worried about the effect of the high acidity on your tooth enamel. I checked the website and there are no tech sheets, so I can't tell if it is actually or perceived acidity.However, the ABV is 12.2%. And it's bone dry. You have to go out of your way to get such low ABV in California in a bone dry wine.
There are flavors other than searing acidity and they are nice flavors. I wish they had waited a few weeks and let the acidity subside so that the fruits would have precedent. There is pear, tart apple and dry honey. Some orange peel. A bit of wood.
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Opened, poured a little out to offer a glass to a friend, re-corked and then served about 30 minutes later. Light color, reminding me of a sauvignon blanc. Nose shows grapefruit peel and some honeysuckle. Fresh flavor of lemon, peach skin and white grapefruit. Good acidity but not shrill or overly tart. Light in flavor but enjoyable and quite fresh. Label states 12.2% abv.
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12,2% abv. Pale gold color--less color than the other CA Chards I've been opening this month. Delicate white flowers on the nose (apple blossoms?) verbena, and hint of celery leaves. This was quite acidic on the palate. While I like this, I have had other Chards from Ceritas that I would rate higher than this one. I had this with shrimp scampi and wild rice. It had enough acid to cut through a creamy sauce on pasta or fish.
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Chardonnay Shootout (Chez Kailin - Northbrook IL): Tasted blind in young Chardonnay flight. Orchard fruit throughout with floral notes. Moderate weight and nunace. Well balanced. Easy to enjoy. I mistakenly thought this was from Burgundy.
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Aromas of lemon peel, pear, apples and minerals. The flavors match with citrus and minerals up front then green apple and a hint of herbs. Medium acidity and strong minerality add structure. Drinking well now but likely not at its peak and should age several more years.
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A very impressive bottle that has evolved well in the past year. It was a great complement to a 2010 Bilaud Simon MdT I had beforehand.
This bottle has minerality, saline, and tart citrus flavors in spades. The oak regimen is barely noticeable, and the acidity is in check. For my decanting regimen, I decanted the entire bottle the day before for appox. 3 hours. I returned to bottle and then decanted again the next day for 2 hours. This method worked well and the wine showed no flabbiness and the color was little changed.
Based on this, I will let my last bottle sit for 3 years. I only wish I bought more. For me, this is right up there with Heintz and PB.
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Light yellow color. Great nose right out of the gate with lemon custard, crushed rocks, citrus peel and a bit of buttered apple. Really pretty. Similar flavors on the palate with the citrus and apple coming through and a focused mineral, saline type flavor on the back end and a slightly creamy mouthfeel with just the right amount of oak. Great acidity and a long, smooth finish. Killer bottle of chard.
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The lemon characteristic here is really pronounced, with support play from sea spray, crushed rock and an interesting orange peel hint, palate has a high level of focus and while there is decent persistence just for me personally lacks a little of the depth of flavour the nose had
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nose is mineral driven, with some floral and green apple notes. palate continues, but adds citrus notes. beautiful freshness from the acidity, and finish carries both acid but also some of the fruit and floral notes. tough to stop drinking this!
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Quite pale gold. Nose of toast and lemon curd. Palate is balanced, with fine acidity but still retains a roundness to the attack. A little toast comes out again on the finish. Nice, if somewhat fore-square. Oak stands apart a bit (could be lees?) needing some time.
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The wine is yellow in the glass, and there was light sediment in the bottle. It smells and tastes like lemon. The body is light/medium, with a silky texture and high acidity. Delicious!
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Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Light and delicate nose of floral notes, lychee, pear and wet stones. Flavors of lemon, green apple and tangy pear. Medium acidity full bodied. Drink over the next five years. Dsmt
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Popped and poured, pale straw. Lemon zest, sliced lime, orange blossom, green apple and a pronounced impression of minerals on the beautifully understated nose. Light body, silky. More lemon and minerals on the palate...almost like fresh lemon Italian ice blended with crushed stones, flavors which are electrified by moderate-plus acidity. Lovely Chardonnay, one which will be even better next summer.
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Fairly big nose that leads with melon, but also shows some vanilla/oak. Initial mouth impression is that buttery oak, but it is wiped away, quickly, by refreshing acid. Here we get stone fruit, green apple, and a touch of lemon. A pretty unusual Chardonnay in my view. Even subsequent tastes start with the butter/oak heaviness sensation, but then, again, yields to light and refreshing.
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The (almost) Kick-Off to the World Cup (Domaine Wine Storage, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose is very much on the tight side. It takes a few goes to get much with peaches, citrus notes, white fruits, lemon peels, and a nice mineral base. There is excellent depth that shows as it starts to open(slightly).
Taste: Medium bodied with high acidity. The structure is very noticeable right now with peaches, citrus notes, lemon peels, and a lot of minerals.
Overall: This needs a few years before its more accessible and has long distance quality to it. This is a fantastic young chard that should reward patience.
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Incredibly tropical and plush. With the balance and leanness I've grown accustomed to with Ceritas' chardonnay's this was a bit of shock. Tangerines, mangos, peaches galore. Despite the intensity of fruit, this still was nice and fresh on the palate.
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Initially, very closed on the nose and extremely light on the palate, bordering on insipid. After 45 min of air, though, some lemon and green apple started to show up. Great acids. Lacking a bit in concentration, but a nice wine. 89-90?
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Another great Chardonnay from Ceritas. Picked up on the pear note others have mentioned, which was good and, to me, unique. Should age very nicely for at least mid-term.
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Pear, lemon, subtle floral and rocky notes in the background, alate as nice minerality and acidity but seems a little light on its feet from what I expected from the bouquet.
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This was good, although not quite up to the level of their 2012 Peter Martin Ray Chardonnay. Good mineral cut on the palate, but there is a pear/waxy note that is slightly discordant to me. Going to revisit this relatively soon to see how the flavors are progressing.
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Sleek aromas of lemon, wet stone, and subtle oak. A real "wow" for me on the palate, though with tons of minerality, cool fruit, and a sharp acidic spine. Completely elegant, and amazingly balanced.
In the style, AFWE, it is very well done. Much like a young petite Chablis. Only knock is that it is a bit one dimensional right now. Full of lemons and limes, with a touch of a floral element. May benefit with some time in the bottle to let the verve calm a bit.
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2/10/2023 - SoundinBetween wrote:
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.
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1/10/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 Points
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!
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11/14/2022 - Seafoam Manor wrote: 91 Points
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.
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7/4/2022 - jjct Likes this wine:
Very light on its feet, with laser acidity and focus. Minerals and lemon. Very enjoyable.
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9/6/2019 - Grape_ape Likes this wine:
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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5/3/2019 - David_T wrote: 91 Points
Lemon & mineral aromas. The palate matches adding herbal & yellow apple notes. Fully mature, medium acid/minerals. Unlikely to improve further but should drink well through its 10th birthday.
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4/28/2019 - acidqueen wrote: 91 Points
First whiff said lemon peel and jasmine. Tastes like lemon curd, with a creamy lemon roundness followed by sea water and dashi. Strangely, this does actually remind me of a softer style Chablis. I usually don’t say this because most of the time on CT when people say a California Chardonnay tastes like Chablis they are dead wrong, but something about this one strikes the same chord. Nice.
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8/4/2018 - acidqueen wrote: 91 Points
Lots of lemon curd. A bit soft on opening, but firmed up with more air. Longer decant? It held up well to the mildly spicy red pepper in our food, and seemed to be better for it.
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7/23/2018 - alanr wrote: 91 Points
Medium hay gold in color, starts out with some nice medium intensity fruit, good acidity, then turns a bit tight, losing some depth through the mid-late palate, finishing quite mineral, with just a hint of saline. Would like just a bit more depth and intensity.
Edit: well, the wine was originally open and aerated for an hour or so, but now it's had another couple of hours, and seems to be gaining intensity and depth, more saline through the finish, and still that nice steely mineraly aftertaste. A unique Chardonnay, I can't think of anything else in California like this.
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7/10/2018 - Matt T wrote: 92 Points
Lots of flowers and fruit. Good balance. Drink or hold.
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5/13/2018 - Nutty08 wrote: 92 Points
Bright, mostly lemon curd on the most and palate. Given the age has a plush mouthfeel, though still tart on the finish. Finishes with steel and stone nuances.
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3/3/2018 - dougie Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful. A bit of everything while bring balanced and lemon. Low alc.
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9/27/2017 - Matt T Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very impressive and balanced. Lemon, cream, and gunflint on this. Excellent complexity. Drink or hold.
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9/24/2017 - *Vine* wrote:
Popped and poured, pale straw tinged with green. Delightful aromas of lemon verbena, green apple, honeysuckle, sea spray and an impression of chalky minerals. Moderate body, deceptively concentrated. Sour apples, stone fruits, sliced pear and even a hint of the tropical...awesome fruit. The finish is accentuated by an impression of saline minerals that's carried by plus acidity. This is truly fantastic, just some killer Chard!
Quick comment: If opening soon, give this a good 45-60 minutes -- goes from "good" to "killer" that quickly.
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8/5/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Opened and added some chill via some ice. Then, to the glass. Bit of oak shows, both toasted and vanilla aromatics. Lots of lemon here, light river rock and very much medium weight. Basic complexity, more elegant in tone. Ready to drink, I'd say.
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5/14/2017 - Matt T Likes this wine: 91 Points
Really nice, complex chardonnay. Crisp, fruit forward, lingering finish of tropical fruits.
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4/1/2017 - J @ y H @ c k wrote: 88 Points
It's not that this is a bad wine, but let's say this note is the anti-AFWE backlash. You think maybe they could have had a bit more patience and let the grapes ripen a bit. It is not necessary to pick the grapes so early that you are worried about the effect of the high acidity on your tooth enamel. I checked the website and there are no tech sheets, so I can't tell if it is actually or perceived acidity.However, the ABV is 12.2%. And it's bone dry. You have to go out of your way to get such low ABV in California in a bone dry wine.
There are flavors other than searing acidity and they are nice flavors. I wish they had waited a few weeks and let the acidity subside so that the fruits would have precedent. There is pear, tart apple and dry honey. Some orange peel. A bit of wood.
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10/6/2016 - t_moderne wrote: 89 Points
Opened, poured a little out to offer a glass to a friend, re-corked and then served about 30 minutes later.
Light color, reminding me of a sauvignon blanc.
Nose shows grapefruit peel and some honeysuckle.
Fresh flavor of lemon, peach skin and white grapefruit. Good acidity but not shrill or overly tart. Light in flavor but enjoyable and quite fresh.
Label states 12.2% abv.
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9/29/2016 - wondersofwine Likes this wine: 87 Points
12,2% abv. Pale gold color--less color than the other CA Chards I've
been opening this month. Delicate white flowers on the nose (apple blossoms?) verbena, and hint of celery leaves. This was quite acidic on the palate. While I like this, I have had other Chards from Ceritas that I would rate higher than this one. I had this with shrimp scampi and wild rice. It had enough acid to cut through a creamy sauce on pasta or fish.
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9/17/2016 - Oskiwawa wrote: flawed
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9/13/2016 - dougie Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lemon and citrus. A touch of cream. Light and sharp acid. Wow!
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8/28/2016 - gmbdds wrote: 91 Points
Lemon, pear and chive/green onion notes. Piercing acidity and really great focus. Compelling wine done well.
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6/30/2016 - B Paul wrote:
Similar to my previous bottle. Drinking well.
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5/31/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Chardonnay Shootout (Chez Kailin - Northbrook IL): Tasted blind in young Chardonnay flight. Orchard fruit throughout with floral notes. Moderate weight and nunace. Well balanced. Easy to enjoy. I mistakenly thought this was from Burgundy.
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4/30/2016 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 91 Points
Closed off but still crisp and fresh. Lots of lemon, toasted bread, flowers, and stone. Needs several more years.
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4/5/2016 - B Paul wrote:
It's drinking well, though I suspect it will continue to age well for short to mid-term. This was a step up from a recently consumed Marena.
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9/7/2015 - Rich S Likes this wine: 94 Points
Consistent notes with previous bottle. The nose and palate were popping with aromas and flavors and great taut acidity on the palate. Just killer.
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4/27/2015 - David_T wrote: 91 Points
Aromas of lemon peel, pear, apples and minerals. The flavors match with citrus and minerals up front then green apple and a hint of herbs. Medium acidity and strong minerality add structure. Drinking well now but likely not at its peak and should age several more years.
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4/20/2015 - WG Johns@n Likes this wine: 92 Points
A very impressive bottle that has evolved well in the past year. It was a great complement to a 2010 Bilaud Simon MdT I had beforehand.
This bottle has minerality, saline, and tart citrus flavors in spades. The oak regimen is barely noticeable, and the acidity is in check. For my decanting regimen, I decanted the entire bottle the day before for appox. 3 hours. I returned to bottle and then decanted again the next day for 2 hours. This method worked well and the wine showed no flabbiness and the color was little changed.
Based on this, I will let my last bottle sit for 3 years. I only wish I bought more. For me, this is right up there with Heintz and PB.
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4/19/2015 - Rich S Likes this wine: 93 Points
Light yellow color. Great nose right out of the gate with lemon custard, crushed rocks, citrus peel and a bit of buttered apple. Really pretty. Similar flavors on the palate with the citrus and apple coming through and a focused mineral, saline type flavor on the back end and a slightly creamy mouthfeel with just the right amount of oak. Great acidity and a long, smooth finish. Killer bottle of chard.
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4/2/2015 - cartime Likes this wine: 90 Points
Improved from the last bottle. Starting to come out of its shell. Will probably hold the next bottle for a couple years at least.
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1/31/2015 - eoinhharkins wrote:
The lemon characteristic here is really pronounced, with support play from sea spray, crushed rock and an interesting orange peel hint, palate has a high level of focus and while there is decent persistence just for me personally lacks a little of the depth of flavour the nose had
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1/25/2015 - fine137 wrote: 90 Points
Well made, but these may be just a little too lean and acidic.
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1/12/2015 - ews3 Likes this wine: 92 Points
nose is mineral driven, with some floral and green apple notes. palate continues, but adds citrus notes. beautiful freshness from the acidity, and finish carries both acid but also some of the fruit and floral notes. tough to stop drinking this!
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12/17/2014 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Quite pale gold. Nose of toast and lemon curd. Palate is balanced, with fine acidity but still retains a roundness to the attack. A little toast comes out again on the finish. Nice, if somewhat fore-square. Oak stands apart a bit (could be lees?) needing some time.
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11/23/2014 - rsbeck wrote: 93 Points
Citrus, stoney minerals, a bit of pear and a touch of toasty oak. Maintains a sense of elegance and tension through the expanding finish. Lovely.
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11/14/2014 - JoeDwine wrote: 92 Points
Truffle Dinner....Crisp, Stoney. anice start toevening
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10/25/2014 - ChrisGiggles Likes this wine: 92 Points
The wine is yellow in the glass, and there was light sediment in the bottle. It smells and tastes like lemon. The body is light/medium, with a silky texture and high acidity. Delicious!
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9/2/2014 - wineismylife wrote: 91 Points
WIML91
Tasted non blind.
Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Light and delicate nose of floral notes, lychee, pear and wet stones. Flavors of lemon, green apple and tangy pear. Medium acidity full bodied. Drink over the next five years.
Dsmt
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8/20/2014 - *Vine* wrote:
Popped and poured, pale straw. Lemon zest, sliced lime, orange blossom, green apple and a pronounced impression of minerals on the beautifully understated nose. Light body, silky. More lemon and minerals on the palate...almost like fresh lemon Italian ice blended with crushed stones, flavors which are electrified by moderate-plus acidity.
Lovely Chardonnay, one which will be even better next summer.
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7/30/2014 - fdub Likes this wine: 92 Points
This has really fleshed out a lot in the bottle. Nice lemon lime flavors with a bit of papaya. Fresh acidity with good depth and balance.
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7/8/2014 - EMark Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fairly big nose that leads with melon, but also shows some vanilla/oak. Initial mouth impression is that buttery oak, but it is wiped away, quickly, by refreshing acid. Here we get stone fruit, green apple, and a touch of lemon. A pretty unusual Chardonnay in my view. Even subsequent tastes start with the butter/oak heaviness sensation, but then, again, yields to light and refreshing.
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6/13/2014 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
The (almost) Kick-Off to the World Cup (Domaine Wine Storage, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose is very much on the tight side. It takes a few goes to get much with peaches, citrus notes, white fruits, lemon peels, and a nice mineral base. There is excellent depth that shows as it starts to open(slightly).
Taste: Medium bodied with high acidity. The structure is very noticeable right now with peaches, citrus notes, lemon peels, and a lot of minerals.
Overall: This needs a few years before its more accessible and has long distance quality to it. This is a fantastic young chard that should reward patience.
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6/13/2014 - tooch wrote: 89 Points
Incredibly tropical and plush. With the balance and leanness I've grown accustomed to with Ceritas' chardonnay's this was a bit of shock. Tangerines, mangos, peaches galore. Despite the intensity of fruit, this still was nice and fresh on the palate.
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6/4/2014 - cartime wrote: 89 Points
Initially, very closed on the nose and extremely light on the palate, bordering on insipid. After 45 min of air, though, some lemon and green apple started to show up. Great acids. Lacking a bit in concentration, but a nice wine. 89-90?
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5/27/2014 - Silveradoup wrote: 94 Points
Great chard, everything is in harmony and in balance. Glad I have more!
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5/9/2014 - Mountster27 wrote: 91 Points
Expressive nose. Slight citrus and then not quite ripe pear with a tart minerality. Short on the finish though.
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5/6/2014 - B Paul wrote: 92 Points
Another great Chardonnay from Ceritas. Picked up on the pear note others have mentioned, which was good and, to me, unique. Should age very nicely for at least mid-term.
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4/28/2014 - eoinhharkins wrote:
Pear, lemon, subtle floral and rocky notes in the background, alate as nice minerality and acidity but seems a little light on its feet from what I expected from the bouquet.
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4/5/2014 - rm wines wrote:
This was good, although not quite up to the level of their 2012 Peter Martin Ray Chardonnay. Good mineral cut on the palate, but there is a pear/waxy note that is slightly discordant to me. Going to revisit this relatively soon to see how the flavors are progressing.
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4/4/2014 - tooch wrote: 93 Points
Chardonnay Shootout & Dinner at Sun Wah (Domaine Wine Storage & Sun Wah - Chicago, IL): Very close to my last note. Lots of minerality, pears, lemons, and floral notes. Powerful, and balanced.
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3/29/2014 - tooch wrote: 94 Points
Sleek aromas of lemon, wet stone, and subtle oak. A real "wow" for me on the palate, though with tons of minerality, cool fruit, and a sharp acidic spine. Completely elegant, and amazingly balanced.
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3/20/2014 - fdub Likes this wine: 91 Points
In the style, AFWE, it is very well done. Much like a young petite Chablis. Only knock is that it is a bit one dimensional right now. Full of lemons and limes, with a touch of a floral element. May benefit with some time in the bottle to let the verve calm a bit.
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2/12/2014 - yofog wrote: 91 Points
Not a lot on the nose right now, but a really pretty, soft yet Chablis-like palate, and grippy finish.
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