A highly perfumed nose evokes fresh honeydew melon Meyer lemon pear nectar and white flowers and a smoky mineral nuance builds as the wine opens up. Sappy concentrated and incisive on the palate offering intense citrus and orchard fruit flavors and chamomile and saffron flourishes. A dusty mineral element adds vibrant lift and cut to the impressively long sharply delineated finish which leaves behind a suave floral note.
A highly perfumed nose evokes fresh honeydew melon Meyer lemon pear nectar and white flowers and a smoky mineral nuance builds as the wine opens up. Sappy concentrated and incisive on the palate offering intense citrus and orchard fruit flavors and chamomile and saffron flourishes. A dusty mineral element adds vibrant lift and cut to the impressively long sharply delineated finish which leaves behind a suave floral note.
Feb 1st, 2021
Thought it was over the hill but I was wrong. Wow delicious! I’d say end of its peak. Drink now, very impressive that a 2013 is so delightful in 2020
Thought it was over the hill but I was wrong. Wow delicious! I’d say end of its peak. Drink now, very impressive that a 2013 is so delightful in 2020
May 1st, 2020
Divine! Refined. Yet not too un-subtle. It will embrace you with a baked apple-y vanilla lemon curd butter hug. That’s a good hug. But it is bright and lovely. Still there is a zing and brightness to counter anything hinting at rich. Good stuff.
Divine! Refined. Yet not too un-subtle. It will embrace you with a baked apple-y vanilla lemon curd butter hug. That’s a good hug. But it is bright and lovely. Still there is a zing and brightness to counter anything hinting at rich. Good stuff.
Jan 14th, 2020
Nice approachable Chardonnay and well balanced.
Nice approachable Chardonnay and well balanced.
Dec 4th, 2017
A real nice Chardonnay. Bold minerals, hints of vanilla.
A real nice Chardonnay. Bold minerals, hints of vanilla.
1 person found it helpfulNov 22nd, 2015
Solid for the $. Acid seems a little out of whack. Kiss of oak
Solid for the $. Acid seems a little out of whack. Kiss of oak
1 person found it helpfulJul 29th, 2014
Outstanding vineyard but the quality has declined since Gallo took over
Outstanding vineyard but the quality has declined since Gallo took over
Sep 10th, 2016
Smooth
Sep 13th, 2015
My favorite with my favorite :)
My favorite with my favorite :)
Dec 7th, 2012
2021 vintage. First tasted this wine with the 1991 vintage when it was resto cost $240 a 12-pack case (which was pretty pricey for CA chard at the time). FF three decades where I'm pouring this btg and paying less than the 1991 pricing. Has always held a soft spot in my heart. Unique flavor profile that consistently upends a blind white Burgundy tasting as a ringer-regardless of the price range involved...and it do get pricey these daze. Still bringing the serious mineral hammer along with bracing acidity but a bit of lanolin and variety of citrus when things warm up a tad. Last tasted 5.5.23 (9.1). 10.27.24.
2021 vintage. First tasted this wine with the 1991 vintage when it was resto cost $240 a 12-pack case (which was pretty pricey for CA chard at the time). FF three decades where I'm pouring this btg and paying less than the 1991 pricing. Has always held a soft spot in my heart. Unique flavor profile that consistently upends a blind white Burgundy tasting as a ringer-regardless of the price range involved...and it do get pricey these daze. Still bringing the serious mineral hammer along with bracing acidity but a bit of lanolin and variety of citrus when things warm up a tad. Last tasted 5.5.23 (9.1). 10.27.24.
Oct 28th, 2024
Santa Lucia Highlands, Central Coast, California, USA
