straw yellow color, nose has some pineapple and wood. The wine was surprisingly acidic with not a ton of fruit and the oakiness being a bit too dominant. Not very big bodied and rich compared to the other big name sonoma chards and definitely lacks the long finish you can find from some of the other top sonoma chardonnay peers. Pleasant with food but definitely not a show stopper. Finish is a bit thin and short. Would recommend you drink this one up as it likely seems to be at/beyond its peak.
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10/28/2011 - NY Wino wrote: 88 Points
Improved with another year in the bottle. Classic cali chard, buttery and creamy.
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2/26/2011 - mattowan wrote: 89 Points
A bit over the top for my palate now. Very oaky and vanilla-fennel like. Not balanced enough. Acidity minimal. Good, certainly not great.
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8/22/2010 - spectrumphoto wrote: 94 Points
Bad Ass Bottle of Chard.... Soft Oakyness, solid crisp fruit. Very Complex.
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5/31/2010 - Beck wrote: 93 Points
another great bottle. cream brullee, vanilla a little spic eon the finish. great stuff.
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2/21/2010 - NY Wino wrote: 86 Points
straw yellow color, nose has some pineapple and wood. The wine was surprisingly acidic with not a ton of fruit and the oakiness being a bit too dominant. Not very big bodied and rich compared to the other big name sonoma chards and definitely lacks the long finish you can find from some of the other top sonoma chardonnay peers. Pleasant with food but definitely not a show stopper. Finish is a bit thin and short. Would recommend you drink this one up as it likely seems to be at/beyond its peak.
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