Shengli Hu
American new old all over the palate! More notes to come...
American new old all over the palate! More notes to come...
9.1Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2013
Vintage 2013
9.1Mark 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.
8.8George Hesse
Surprisingly good.
Surprisingly good.
8.8Scott 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.
9.0Allison Lyzenga
Creamy, tropical fruits, toast; medium bodied
Creamy, tropical fruits, toast; medium bodied
8.7Kevin 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
8.6Paul Dearborn
Low viscosity Aroma - green apple, smokiness of oak, butter, wet stone, white peach, yellow plum Taste - stone fruit, high alcohol (13.9%), acidity, minerality, Granny Smith apple, unbalanced
Low viscosity Aroma - green apple, smokiness of oak, butter, wet stone, white peach, yellow plum Taste - stone fruit, high alcohol (13.9%), acidity, minerality, Granny Smith apple, unbalanced
8.2Randy 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.
9.3Bob 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.
9.0Info
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