1999 Pine Ridge Vineyards Chardonnay Dijon Clones

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88 points

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  7/6/2010 - Paul S wrote: 88 Points

  Impromptu Drink at WWE (Wine What Else): Nice nose, overtly new world with a little nod towards the old world. Buttery oak, ripe yellow fruit and some glycerol on the bouquet was mixed with deep whiffs of earth, mushrooms, truffles and creamy white meat. I liked it, unfortunately, the palate was not quite as good as nose. Toasty attack was followed up with a minerally in-seam which I really liked, and then ripe yellow fruits, but it all seemed stretched rather thinly, a bit hot on the back-palate, a bit dried out on the finish, with kumquats and preserved figs rounding the wine off. All in all, not a bad drink, but not an exceptionally good one either. This bottle, at least, was past it s prime.

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  11/12/2007 - TGHaddon wrote:

  Worst of the three bottles I've had, a little flat with oxidation and rather poky acid on the palate. Perfectly drinkable but clearly past its best.

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  12/29/2006 - TGHaddon wrote:

  Impressive richness and balance. Quite a bit of oak and oxidation, but balanced by weighty citrus fruit and minerality. A very enjoyable and toothsome glass of wine, would bet that this is at peak now though and ought to be drunk up by the end of 2007.

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