2019 Kongsgaard Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  5/19/2024 - Miceri Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Medium yellow; really rich nose, creamy, oak; lots of power and intensity, rich sweet middle, deep, acidity to keep it all in check; really nice

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  5/8/2024 - NoTrollingerPlease wrote: 92 Points

  Best bottle (Belsers Restaurant, Nürtingen): Glass: Spiegelau Definition Universal
  Powerful US Chardonnay. Very well made, for lovers of US Big Block V8 cars. I prefer more the classic elegance of Burgundy. 92-93

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  4/11/2024 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Annual birthday WWC hosting. As normal, 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert, all presented blind.
  
  As part of my white wine flight theme, I wanted to compare Hyde and Hudson side by side, then finish with Kongsgaard, since it is a blend of both.
  
  Similar to the Hudson before it, I normally like to drink Kongsgaard on the young side, and also similar to the Hudson, on this day…it didn’t seem to have the typical opulent/massive profile. White peach and apricot upfront as well as sweet cotton candy on the nose. Ripe yellow and tropical fruits dominate the palate with sea salt, ginger and lemon cream. Faint note of butterscotch, but not near the amount I’ve found previous vintages to show. What Kongsgaard does well is have a wine of this profile but somehow find a way to have elegant qualities about it. Decant or hold a few years.

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  3/25/2024 - RockinCabs wrote: 92 Points

  Outstanding once again. This really needs some air to put on weight and give its full profile at this point. I suggest two hours of air or more to get this going, and it was best after slow ox under cork overnight.

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  3/15/2024 - JJYoyo Likes this wine:

  Not gonna rate this because it is just too young. FWIW I didn’t find this terribly buttery — and we had this with popcorn. It is a big CA chard, but it’s not overripe or flabby. This had a ferocious pithy/ mineral taste to it along with lemon and light floral aromas.
  I’m going to leave my other bottle for several years before I try this again.

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