Trader Joe's

Petit Reserve Paso Robles Chardonnay

7.913 ratings
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Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
Chardonnay
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Ryan & Caitlin Martin-Wagar

Review of the TJs Petit Reserve 2013 Chardonnay from Paso. Totally drinkable, but just not great in any way.

Review of the TJs Petit Reserve 2013 Chardonnay from Paso. Totally drinkable, but just not great in any way.

1 person found it helpfulMay 18th, 2015
Frank Kuo

Color of light gold, a bit bubbly. Nose of ripe fruits, combination of banana, pineapple, and mango, a bit lychee, and a bit crayon indeed. Taste follows the nose with more lychee and ripe fruit, some bittersweet grapefruit, a bit nutty also. Nice mix of acidity and sweetness. Aftertaste is medium and leaning towards grapefruit flavor, a bit warmth from alcohol. Above average.

Color of light gold, a bit bubbly. Nose of ripe fruits, combination of banana, pineapple, and mango, a bit lychee, and a bit crayon indeed. Taste follows the nose with more lychee and ripe fruit, some bittersweet grapefruit, a bit nutty also. Nice mix of acidity and sweetness. Aftertaste is medium and leaning towards grapefruit flavor, a bit warmth from alcohol. Above average.

Feb 14th, 2023
Jennifer Haralson

Would not buy again, could use a touch of oak, not my style, seems more Burgundian.

Would not buy again, could use a touch of oak, not my style, seems more Burgundian.

Jul 13th, 2017
Anne Ricci

Clean peary no oak. I like it, Mary doesn't.

Clean peary no oak. I like it, Mary doesn't.

Jun 17th, 2017
Emilie Martin

Drinkable but not my favorite. I still like Toasted Head better

Drinkable but not my favorite. I still like Toasted Head better

May 29th, 2017
Amy Perciballi

Too sweet

Too sweet

May 18th, 2017
Dion Ysus

Agree, totally drinkable, but not my favorite style. This is very tart, like green apples in a glass. Said lightly oaked, but seems more like a steel fermented Chardonnay. Mineral and acid more pronounced. $6.99

Agree, totally drinkable, but not my favorite style. This is very tart, like green apples in a glass. Said lightly oaked, but seems more like a steel fermented Chardonnay. Mineral and acid more pronounced. $6.99

Jun 7th, 2015
Sam Kov

Sam had this 2 years ago

Sam had this 2 years ago

Dec 9th, 2022
Stephen Mikolaski

Stephen had this 4 years ago

Stephen had this 4 years ago

Jan 31st, 2021
Matt Van de Graaf

Matt had this 7 years ago

Matt had this 7 years ago

Jul 12th, 2017