2003 Grgich Hills Chardonnay Paris Tasting Commemorative

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  9/5/2011 - TXRhoneRanger wrote:

  Golden, brilliant with a Meursault like nose of round, perfectly aged Chardonnay fruit. Also Meursault like in terms of palate weight and texture. Brilliant acid balanced with creamy oak. Long finish with a loamy quality, blended with new French oak on the finish. Oak barely detectable on the palate. Lemon peel, orange zest, rich Anjou pear and pure Chardonnay fruit shine though. I think this is at peak, and maybe will go for up to a year more. A nice tribute to the Paris tasting. I quite enjoyed this bottle over the 1st night, pumped for day 2 and drank the following day. In fridge. I give it an "A-".

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  9/13/2009 - bsmall wrote: 94 Points

  beautiful golden color--very nice, very similar to Premier Cru White Burgundy--wished I had purchased a few more bottles

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  8/15/2009 - cns wrote: 80 Points

  I don't think that this bottle can be fairly rated b/c of the "oak and butter" syndrome. For my palate, it's an 80 point wine. Why do we have to kill every interesting wine with oak? As time goes by, it becomes completely overpowering. Not good. Then, there's the BUTTER! What's up with that? However, if you think buttery, oak-laden Chards are the way to go, this could be a 95 point wine to you. However, the major flaw, IMO, is the lack of acid and structure in this wine. At this time, it's way too flabby on the mid-palate (even if you like oak and butter) and a tad short on the finish. It did, however, have beautiful color. I wonder what this wine would have become, had the oak been more restrained. Oh, well.

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  2/6/2009 - skoch wrote: 92 Points

  How could this not be a fun bottle to drink? Rich gold color; buttery with spicy notes and a nice acidity on the finish. Very interesting wine with a history to boot: great conversation piece. Thankfully the wine itself held up to the narrative. Wish I had more...

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  8/15/2008 - MiscDebris wrote:

  Should have drank sooner. Lost the wonderful buttery flavor

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