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Kite Tail Carneros Chardonnay
Carneros, North Coast, California, USA
Golden in color.
On the nose apples, citrus, oak, vanilla, spices, lemons, pears and light honey notes.
Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with yellow and green apples, citrus, spices, oak, minerals, herbs, sea salt and light earth.
Medium finish with lemons and marzipan notes.
This Napa Chardonnay is tasty right out of the bottle. Elegant and fruit forward. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel.
Still young and needs a couple of years in the bottle to remove some of the oaky notes, but already balanced and entertaining, with nice complexity.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food.
100% Chardonnay grapes were aged in (40% new) French Oak barrels for 10 months, and 4 months in steel vats. A small production of only 26 barrels.
14.1% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$70.
Golden in color.
On the nose apples, citrus, oak, vanilla, spices, lemons, pears and light honey notes.
Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with yellow and green apples, citrus, spices, oak, minerals, herbs, sea salt and light earth.
Medium finish with lemons and marzipan notes.
This Napa Chardonnay is tasty right out of the bottle. Elegant and fruit forward. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel.
Still young and needs a couple of years in the bottle to remove some of the oaky notes, but already balanced and entertaining, with nice complexity.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food.
100% Chardonnay grapes were aged in (40% new) French Oak barrels for 10 months, and 4 months in steel vats. A small production of only 26 barrels.
14.1% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$70.
Kite Tail is from the bluff top on the estate where the soils are well drained and the winds are high. Slowly harvested over 3 weeks and then fermented to full malolactic. It then spends 16 months in 50% new french oak. Definitely a bit on the richer side of the spectrum, but the freshness of the fruit and the cutting acidity make it a high quality example of cool weather cali chard.
Kite Tail is from the bluff top on the estate where the soils are well drained and the winds are high. Slowly harvested over 3 weeks and then fermented to full malolactic. It then spends 16 months in 50% new french oak. Definitely a bit on the richer side of the spectrum, but the freshness of the fruit and the cutting acidity make it a high quality example of cool weather cali chard.
Jul 21st, 2019
Burnt sugar, toasted brioche, lemon creme brûlée, caramel creme, nectarine
Burnt sugar, toasted brioche, lemon creme brûlée, caramel creme, nectarine
Oct 11th, 2014This is a single block they make 1500 Cases a bit more oak 50% new oak.
This is a single block they make 1500 Cases a bit more oak 50% new oak.
Oct 3rd, 2013
Classic Carneros Chard from great producer. Restraint on oak lets the fruit and acid shine through.
Classic Carneros Chard from great producer. Restraint on oak lets the fruit and acid shine through.
Aug 8th, 2020
Nice, high acidity with floral apple blossom and nutmeg hints. California tasting
Nice, high acidity with floral apple blossom and nutmeg hints. California tasting
Aug 25th, 2018Sebastian’s wine tasting with the Halversons
Sebastian’s wine tasting with the Halversons
Apr 29th, 2018Nicely balanced Chardonnay that will keep one coming back. Distant hints of butterscotch, lime, and French oak.
Nicely balanced Chardonnay that will keep one coming back. Distant hints of butterscotch, lime, and French oak.
Nov 17th, 2017