La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
Ratings on Delectable
Shengli Hu 
American new old all over the palate! More notes to come...
American new old all over the palate! More notes to come...
9.1
Mark Eastom
Nice fruit, a little warm, with well integrated, but not overbearing oak.
Nice fruit, a little warm, with well integrated, but not overbearing oak.
8.8
Bob McDonald
Brought by a guest to lunch last Sunday who adores this wine. I have always found it over oaked and very ripe fruit but this was a much better showing. Still a big barrel ferment character and stone fruit notes but not ultra ripe. M minus acid and not for long keeping but a crowd pleaser right now. Great QPR.
Brought by a guest to lunch last Sunday who adores this wine. I have always found it over oaked and very ripe fruit but this was a much better showing. Still a big barrel ferment character and stone fruit notes but not ultra ripe. M minus acid and not for long keeping but a crowd pleaser right now. Great QPR.
9.0
Scott M Davis
2009 vintage. A while back this was one of my favorite every day Chardonnay. This vintage was one of the better ones that I kept around until a while ago when I pulled it for sipping with friends. It's still a very reasonable chard if you like creamy, oaky wine.....and I do. Lots of legs and creamy fruit but ultimately somewhat simple. Superb for every day drinking. I'll still pick up a bottle or two each year to check how the latest vintage tastes. There are a LOT of Chardonnay available but it's good to know which ones meet the personal bar of acceptability. This one does it almost every year. The 2009 was way above standard.
2009 vintage. A while back this was one of my favorite every day Chardonnay. This vintage was one of the better ones that I kept around until a while ago when I pulled it for sipping with friends. It's still a very reasonable chard if you like creamy, oaky wine.....and I do. Lots of legs and creamy fruit but ultimately somewhat simple. Superb for every day drinking. I'll still pick up a bottle or two each year to check how the latest vintage tastes. There are a LOT of Chardonnay available but it's good to know which ones meet the personal bar of acceptability. This one does it almost every year. The 2009 was way above standard.
9.0
Meg Maker
Wine Writer, Maker's Table
Gold color with aromas of buttery pineapple, crème brûlée, passion fruit, and mango. There's butter and oak on the palate, too, with notes of tropical fruit and moderate acidity. The finish has notes of piney resin—that mango thing again. This is a big, glossy wine, appealing to those who like the plush style of CA Chardonnay. 13.5% abv | sample
Gold color with aromas of buttery pineapple, crème brûlée, passion fruit, and mango. There's butter and oak on the palate, too, with notes of tropical fruit and moderate acidity. The finish has notes of piney resin—that mango thing again. This is a big, glossy wine, appealing to those who like the plush style of CA Chardonnay. 13.5% abv | sample
8.2
CL
Not much of a nose. A little bitter, which seems uncharacteristic for this. Might be the alcohol Comes through. Comes across as herbs, but not in an ideal way. Grapey flavor.
Not much of a nose. A little bitter, which seems uncharacteristic for this. Might be the alcohol Comes through. Comes across as herbs, but not in an ideal way. Grapey flavor.
8.0
Ken Z
Drank 4/22/21. Scents of pear, baked apple, and toasted oak are quite nice. Palate with toasted oak, lemon curd, and apple. Round, toasty, medium finish. 4/21/8/4/3 +50 = 90 pts. Better than expected.
Drank 4/22/21. Scents of pear, baked apple, and toasted oak are quite nice. Palate with toasted oak, lemon curd, and apple. Round, toasty, medium finish. 4/21/8/4/3 +50 = 90 pts. Better than expected.
9.0
Kevin Pansky
Opens up after getting closer to room temperature for ~30 minutes. Good Chard, but not great. #2015
Opens up after getting closer to room temperature for ~30 minutes. Good Chard, but not great. #2015
8.6
Randy Fuller
The straw colored wine offers a bountiful nose, full of floral notes, citrus, stone fruit and a decent helping of oak spice. The mouthfeel is full and creamy, yet with an acidity that is just short of racy. The fruity palate is draped with enough oak so that you know it’s there, but not so much that it is a bother. La Crema has a nice sipping Chardonnay here.
The straw colored wine offers a bountiful nose, full of floral notes, citrus, stone fruit and a decent helping of oak spice. The mouthfeel is full and creamy, yet with an acidity that is just short of racy. The fruity palate is draped with enough oak so that you know it’s there, but not so much that it is a bother. La Crema has a nice sipping Chardonnay here.
9.3
Adam Dromi
Pineapple, peach, floral, French 20% new, slight apricot. Tropical banana, not as oaky and buttery as Russian river a trip to the tropics wine.
Pineapple, peach, floral, French 20% new, slight apricot. Tropical banana, not as oaky and buttery as Russian river a trip to the tropics wine.
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