Strong nose of oak, vanilla, yellow apples, citrus and spices.
Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruit forward on the palate with citrus, apples, pears, light earth, cedar, vanilla and spices.
Long finish with limes and almonds.
This is a very tasty Chardonnay from Napa Valley. Creamy and fruit forward.
Still young, but already enjoyable even by itself. A bit oaky at this point, which will change in the next few years. Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years and see how it evolves.
Better when properly chilled, and needs 30 minutes to open up properly.
Good by itself or with food.
100% Chardonnay grapes were aged on the lees for 9 months in (35% new) French Oak barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$40.
JJxiv15
Love this one. Your review popped up on my CellarTracker activity feed since I always keep one of these in the ol fridge, and at $30 (at Costco), it’s quite exceptional.
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Pale yellow in color.
Strong nose of oak, vanilla, yellow apples, citrus and spices.
Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruit forward on the palate with citrus, apples, pears, light earth, cedar, vanilla and spices.
Long finish with limes and almonds.
This is a very tasty Chardonnay from Napa Valley. Creamy and fruit forward.
Still young, but already enjoyable even by itself. A bit oaky at this point, which will change in the next few years. Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years and see how it evolves.
Better when properly chilled, and needs 30 minutes to open up properly.
Good by itself or with food.
100% Chardonnay grapes were aged on the lees for 9 months in (35% new) French Oak barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$40.
Love this one. Your review popped up on my CellarTracker activity feed since I always keep one of these in the ol fridge, and at $30 (at Costco), it’s quite exceptional.
Thanks for your thoughts!