Napa Valley Chardonnay

Apple, lemon, cedar, dried apricot, oak and hints of almond. Great acidity and balance.

This is a very interesting Chardonnay from Napa Valley.

Showing great complexity with a nice mouthfeel.

Dry on the palate with over ripen citrus fruits, apples, melons, honey, peaches, spices, black pepper, oak, vanilla, earth, light vegetables.

Smells perfumy in a manly kind of way.

Feels over the hill, but it's not. Really nice now.

Better when not too cold, and much better after 90 minutes of airtime. I did not decant it though.

14.6% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$90

Drank 6/13/19. Tasting event. Tasting pour.

Oak, and a touch of pear on the nose. Nicely balanced with green apple, vanilla, pear, and oak. Medium, dry finish

4/21/8/4/3 +50 =90 Pts

Drank 7/12/18. Tasing event.

Medium nose of pear, baked apple, and some nutty notes. Lemon, pear and an oak presence on the palate. Full mouthfeel. Medium + finish.

3/22/8/3/3 = 89 pts.

@Mike R Rock/wet gravel intermixed with orange marmalade, white peach, pineapple and honeysuckle are all present in this medium+ bodied, dense Chardonnay. Mike thanks for thinking of me. Had a few glasses of this. Very enjoyable.

Really good chard but not in the same league as Peter Michaels or Aubert

I often like to start the night off with a glass of Chardonnay before getting into the reds...especially this Chardonnay. Full bodied with a very long finish. Honeysuckle, melon and creme brûlée. Oh the creme brûlée. I think after drinking some Cab, I may come back to this for dessert!

Celebrated winemaker Philippe Melka didn't make a Chardonnay until Larry Tsai begged him to. The result is a fantastic Napa Chardonnay. Full bodied, lemon and banana with a long, creamy finish. Delightful

2012 vintage.

14.6% alc.
Nicely integrated oak already additional time will help this come into even better balance.