La Crema
Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
Brought by a guest to lunch last Sunday who adores this wine. I have always found it over oaked and very ripe fruit but this was a much better showing. Still a big barrel ferment character and stone fruit notes but not ultra ripe. M minus acid and not for long keeping but a crowd pleaser right now. Great QPR.
Brought by a guest to lunch last Sunday who adores this wine. I have always found it over oaked and very ripe fruit but this was a much better showing. Still a big barrel ferment character and stone fruit notes but not ultra ripe. M minus acid and not for long keeping but a crowd pleaser right now. Great QPR.
Aug 29th, 2022Drank 4/22/21.
Scents of pear, baked apple, and toasted oak are quite nice. Palate with toasted oak, lemon curd, and apple. Round, toasty, medium finish.
4/21/8/4/3 +50 = 90 pts.
Better than expected.
Drank 4/22/21.
Scents of pear, baked apple, and toasted oak are quite nice. Palate with toasted oak, lemon curd, and apple. Round, toasty, medium finish.
4/21/8/4/3 +50 = 90 pts.
Better than expected.
American new old all over the palate! More notes to come...
American new old all over the palate! More notes to come...
Dec 27th, 2017Buttery Chardonnay!!! Crisp and velvety. One of my FAVES!
Buttery Chardonnay!!! Crisp and velvety. One of my FAVES!
6 people found it helpfulJul 25th, 2014A rare and guilty girlfriend-y pleasure
A rare and guilty girlfriend-y pleasure
3 people found it helpfulOct 12th, 2013Papaya, grass, buttery sugar cookies, good acidity, well balanced.
Papaya, grass, buttery sugar cookies, good acidity, well balanced.
2 people found it helpfulMar 27th, 2015The straw colored wine offers a bountiful nose, full of floral notes, citrus, stone fruit and a decent helping of oak spice. The mouthfeel is full and creamy, yet with an acidity that is just short of racy. The fruity palate is draped with enough oak so that you know it’s there, but not so much that it is a bother. La Crema has a nice sipping Chardonnay here.
The straw colored wine offers a bountiful nose, full of floral notes, citrus, stone fruit and a decent helping of oak spice. The mouthfeel is full and creamy, yet with an acidity that is just short of racy. The fruity palate is draped with enough oak so that you know it’s there, but not so much that it is a bother. La Crema has a nice sipping Chardonnay here.
1 person found it helpfulMay 7th, 2023