Vincent
Tardive Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours, a pale straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of bright, tropical fruit, lemon, match stick, white flowers, and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ with generous minerality.
Initial conclusions: this could be Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio or Chenin Blanc from the United States, France or Italy. However, it doesn’t have the textural elements of Chenin and there’s too much character for Pinot Grigio. I also feel this leans a little bit more towards its fruit than I want from the Beaune, let alone Chablis (and not leesy enough for the latter). Yet, this is an elegant wine and can’t easily place this in California, so I like this being Chardonnay from Oregon. Final conclusion: this is Chardonnay, from the USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, 2021. How about that! Drink now through 2033.
Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours, a pale straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of bright, tropical fruit, lemon, match stick, white flowers, and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ with generous minerality.
Initial conclusions: this could be Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio or Chenin Blanc from the United States, France or Italy. However, it doesn’t have the textural elements of Chenin and there’s too much character for Pinot Grigio. I also feel this leans a little bit more towards its fruit than I want from the Beaune, let alone Chablis (and not leesy enough for the latter). Yet, this is an elegant wine and can’t easily place this in California, so I like this being Chardonnay from Oregon. Final conclusion: this is Chardonnay, from the USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, 2021. How about that! Drink now through 2033.