Agree with Vinnut. Nice medium gold color. Unusually good combination of power and elegance. Generous but disciplined chardonnay flavors of melons and white fruit. As the label says, "a fullness of bouquet and flavor". Firm flinty finish goes nicely with the lush fruit. Exceptional balance between all the big flavors in this wine. Delicious.
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Much improved from our first bottle last year. Dark ruby color, medium body. Rich unctuous spicy cherry flavors. A classy wine drinking really well now, best after an hour or two and softens up a little too much after that. Very enjoyable, drink now.
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Dark crimson. A surprisingly big wine, young and still a little burly. Rich dark berries alcohol (14.4%) and tar. Nice balance of fruit acid and fine tannins give a good mix of easy pleasure, backbone and complexity. Should soften and come together with another year or two, but very enjoyable PNP right now.
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2016 Chalone Vineyard Chardonnay Heritage Vines
9/14/2020 - ratrop1 wrote: 91 Points
Agree with Vinnut. Nice medium gold color. Unusually good combination of power and elegance. Generous but disciplined chardonnay flavors of melons and white fruit. As the label says, "a fullness of bouquet and flavor". Firm flinty finish goes nicely with the lush fruit. Exceptional balance between all the big flavors in this wine. Delicious.
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2013 San Felice Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Il Grigio
4/1/2019 - ratrop1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Much improved from our first bottle last year. Dark ruby color, medium body. Rich unctuous spicy cherry flavors. A classy wine drinking really well now, best after an hour or two and softens up a little too much after that. Very enjoyable, drink now.
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2016 Seven Hills Winery Merlot Seven Hills Vineyard
3/6/2019 - ratrop1 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark crimson. A surprisingly big wine, young and still a little burly. Rich dark berries alcohol (14.4%) and tar. Nice balance of fruit acid and fine tannins give a good mix of easy pleasure, backbone and complexity. Should soften and come together with another year or two, but very enjoyable PNP right now.
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