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Outstanding w/ 10 years in bottle. Honeysuckle, lemon, lime, stone fruit, crème, powdery minerals, beautiful acidity, white & yellow flowers, amazing structure, balance and finish for days.
Best Chardonnay since I had the 96 Gaja Chardonnay at the property out of magnum in 2015.
Outstanding w/ 10 years in bottle. Honeysuckle, lemon, lime, stone fruit, crème, powdery minerals, beautiful acidity, white & yellow flowers, amazing structure, balance and finish for days.
Best Chardonnay since I had the 96 Gaja Chardonnay at the property out of magnum in 2015.
An improvement from our prior experience, but still questionable. A honied, exotic nose, gives way to a rich, dense, but angular mid-palate. Angular, due to the sharp acidity, combined with a pronounced, oxidative note. Overall, we consider this to be disjointed. We expect better at half the price.
An improvement from our prior experience, but still questionable. A honied, exotic nose, gives way to a rich, dense, but angular mid-palate. Angular, due to the sharp acidity, combined with a pronounced, oxidative note. Overall, we consider this to be disjointed. We expect better at half the price.
Every time I have a Morlet Chardonnay, I wonder why I don’t enjoy them more often.
Pop and pour and 100% open for business. It has this unique toasted marshmallow aromatic that I always associate with Marcassin (funny enough, this vineyard isn’t too far from Marcassin in Fort Ross Seaview), along with such sweet, juicy tropical fruit like peach and guava, as well as honey roasted cashews. Up front is seems like it’s going to coat the entire mouth, but it fans out in a really elegant profile (sea salt dusted lemon scone, yellow fruits, honeysuckle) with a nice zip of acidity on the finish. Absolutely delicious right now, and I don’t see this getting much (if any) better.
Every time I have a Morlet Chardonnay, I wonder why I don’t enjoy them more often.
Pop and pour and 100% open for business. It has this unique toasted marshmallow aromatic that I always associate with Marcassin (funny enough, this vineyard isn’t too far from Marcassin in Fort Ross Seaview), along with such sweet, juicy tropical fruit like peach and guava, as well as honey roasted cashews. Up front is seems like it’s going to coat the entire mouth, but it fans out in a really elegant profile (sea salt dusted lemon scone, yellow fruits, honeysuckle) with a nice zip of acidity on the finish. Absolutely delicious right now, and I don’t see this getting much (if any) better.
Good but not great. I detect a degree of oxidation on the nose and palate. Some passion fruits on the mid-palate, but the fruit is submerged below a layer of oak. Subtle acid profile completes what is a disjointed effort.
Good but not great. I detect a degree of oxidation on the nose and palate. Some passion fruits on the mid-palate, but the fruit is submerged below a layer of oak. Subtle acid profile completes what is a disjointed effort.
12' Medium/ full bodied. Aging wonderfully. Butterscotch, creamy vanilla, mango, toasty oak...well structured acidity on the backside. This frenchman has got Napa chard down to a T... 5 years+ remaining in this. Cheers Luc!!
12' Medium/ full bodied. Aging wonderfully. Butterscotch, creamy vanilla, mango, toasty oak...well structured acidity on the backside. This frenchman has got Napa chard down to a T... 5 years+ remaining in this. Cheers Luc!!
Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant
8.6
Big rich Cali chard. Good acid, pear, Apple and lemon with tons of oak. Honestly really nice for its style but hot and a bit out of touch with the everyday man...
Big rich Cali chard. Good acid, pear, Apple and lemon with tons of oak. Honestly really nice for its style but hot and a bit out of touch with the everyday man...
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
