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The 2018 Chardonnay is a gorgeous, luscious Chardonnay loaded with character. Plush fruit and soft contours bring out all of the natural richness of various Wente Clone Chardonnay selections. Almond paste, dried flowers, butter, chamomile, apricot and tropical fruit all build into a striking crescendo of flavors and textures. This is an especially oily, weighty style of Napa Valley Chardonnay. As always, the Napa Valley Chardonnay is a blend of fruit from Hudson and Hyde. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2021)
The 2018 Chardonnay is a gorgeous, luscious Chardonnay loaded with character. Plush fruit and soft contours bring out all of the natural richness of various Wente Clone Chardonnay selections. Almond paste, dried flowers, butter, chamomile, apricot and tropical fruit all build into a striking crescendo of flavors and textures. This is an especially oily, weighty style of Napa Valley Chardonnay. As always, the Napa Valley Chardonnay is a blend of fruit from Hudson and Hyde. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2021)
9.4Brian Szluk
Pineapple, Lemon, lime zest, mandarin, peach, green apple, creme brûlée, butterscotch.
Pineapple, Lemon, lime zest, mandarin, peach, green apple, creme brûlée, butterscotch.
9.2Ben Christen
Oak, beautiful fruit, body, all integrating.
Oak, beautiful fruit, body, all integrating.
9.3Gunja Gargeshwari
Not the judge but still enjoyable
Not the judge but still enjoyable
9.2Martin Sher
Not many better domestic Chardonnays than Kongsgaard. Huge stone fruit with all kinds of complications and a very slight and hidden bitterness lurking. Gorgeous. Too young but damn so good.
Not many better domestic Chardonnays than Kongsgaard. Huge stone fruit with all kinds of complications and a very slight and hidden bitterness lurking. Gorgeous. Too young but damn so good.
9.5Stanley Barrios
@Stanley Barrios i could never figure out what all the hype was about on this one.
@Stanley Barrios i could never figure out what all the hype was about on this one.
9.2Location
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