Butter, vanilla cream, pineapple cake, salted pastry... all the classics with the developed tinge showing through. Classic older California Chard and enjoyable.
Butter, vanilla cream, pineapple cake, salted pastry... all the classics with the developed tinge showing through. Classic older California Chard and enjoyable.
Apr 17th, 2019
Reductive, very honeyed and savory. Honeyed pineapple, honeycomb and grilled lemon aromatics. Mango and salted popcorn on the palate. I was surprised at how this was drinking and thought it was a little better than the ‘09 BC it shared the table with.
Reductive, very honeyed and savory. Honeyed pineapple, honeycomb and grilled lemon aromatics. Mango and salted popcorn on the palate. I was surprised at how this was drinking and thought it was a little better than the ‘09 BC it shared the table with.
Dec 29th, 2018
A hefty dose of vanilla oak and lots of lemon with a bit of pithy bitterness on the finish. Not bad, but the wood will long outlast the fruit.
A hefty dose of vanilla oak and lots of lemon with a bit of pithy bitterness on the finish. Not bad, but the wood will long outlast the fruit.
2 people found it helpfulJul 26th, 2015
Delicious fairly weighty and oaky chard but with enough fruit on the palate to still be lively. Better after considerable aeration .
Delicious fairly weighty and oaky chard but with enough fruit on the palate to still be lively. Better after considerable aeration .
1 person found it helpfulApr 4th, 2015
All acid and mineral and taut at the moment, and I kinda dig it. Good fruit in there too, but it's not all about that today...
All acid and mineral and taut at the moment, and I kinda dig it. Good fruit in there too, but it's not all about that today...
1 person found it helpfulMar 10th, 2015
Soaring aromas of spice and lemon followed by bright acid and structure. Gorgeous texture and a precise, long finish. Seven years old and this is a current release! This is what Chardonnay should be.
Soaring aromas of spice and lemon followed by bright acid and structure. Gorgeous texture and a precise, long finish. Seven years old and this is a current release! This is what Chardonnay should be.
1 person found it helpfulJan 28th, 2015This is much more fruit driven than a recently tasted '07. Still restrained for Cali chardonnay, and a lovely match for butter poached halibut.
This is much more fruit driven than a recently tasted '07. Still restrained for Cali chardonnay, and a lovely match for butter poached halibut.
Jul 1st, 2016When scallops are on the table, this is just the thing. A little too round on its own, just in balance with the food.
When scallops are on the table, this is just the thing. A little too round on its own, just in balance with the food.
Sep 16th, 2015
Very good. Great to get to try a 2008
Very good. Great to get to try a 2008
May 1st, 2015With scallops? Don't mind if I do. Richness to match the butter, acidity to lift it all up and clean the palate.
With scallops? Don't mind if I do. Richness to match the butter, acidity to lift it all up and clean the palate.
Apr 7th, 2015
Santa Lucia Highlands, Central Coast, California, USA
