Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay

Lean.

I remember tasting chanin at big sur food & wine and it was much crisper linear than this- here a touch too marked by oak and diacetyl character for my admittedly strange and oak-phobic palate . Perhaps the vintage? Perhaps evolution of style, or it was the other Chardonnay- Los alamos?

Wow, the best Chardonnay I've tasted in a while, rich like lemon custard with a clean citrus pith finish, awesome with our grilled salmon and morel pasta,
Superb!

Outstanding QPR. Spring flowers. Slightly tart pineapple. Restrained with a hint of oak.

12.8% abv.

Liked this better than the 08

95 excellent subtle depth and aroma. Pleasing taste and feel. Directly from Gavin Chanin's private cellar.

Good stuff! Walking the straight and narrow.

Yianni had this 10 years ago

Alexis had this 12 years ago