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Mar 30, 2011- WA 93pts. - According to the Wine Advocate: The 2008 Chardonnay (which sees 80% new oak and goes through full malolactic) comes from the Pisoni Vineyard. Much of this is made from the old Wente clone of Chardonnay, with some from newer clones. Notes of peach blossom, citrus oil, white currant, honeysuckle, and orange jump from the glass of this fruit-laden, full-bodied style of Chardonnay, with the oak well-concealed. (About 50% new French oak is used.) The wine has a layered texture, good acidity, and striking minerality. Drink it over the next 3-5 years. Winemaker Notes - The 2008 Lucia Chardonnay is bright gold with a slight greenish hue. The aromatics have lifted notes of spiced pineapple, white peach and creamy lemon custard. On the palate, the wine is broad with a very viscous character, and the acidity highlights a citrus/mineral backbone. There is also a hint of vanilla towards the finish. As it is unfiltered, the wine may form the slightest sediment.
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WA 93pts. - According to the Wine Advocate: The 2008 Chardonnay (which sees 80% new oak and goes through full malolactic) comes from the Pisoni Vineyard. Much of this is made from the old Wente clone of Chardonnay, with some from newer clones. Notes of peach blossom, citrus oil, white currant, honeysuckle, and orange jump from the glass of this fruit-laden, full-bodied style of Chardonnay, with the oak well-concealed. (About 50% new French oak is used.) The wine has a layered texture, good acidity, and striking minerality. Drink it over the next 3-5 years. Winemaker Notes - The 2008 Lucia Chardonnay is bright gold with a slight greenish hue. The aromatics have lifted notes of spiced pineapple, white peach and creamy lemon custard. On the palate, the wine is broad with a very viscous character, and the acidity highlights a citrus/mineral backbone. There is also a hint of vanilla towards the finish. As it is unfiltered, the wine may form the slightest sediment.
Varner 2008 Chardonnay Amphitheater Block Santa Cruz Mountains
WA 93pts. - According to the Wine Advocate: The 2008 Chardonnay Amphitheater Block reveals serious notes of lemon butter, white peaches, crushed rocks, flowers, brioche, and pineapple. There is terrific fruit on the attack and mid-palate...
SKU: 3001869
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Varner 2008 Chardonnay Bee Block Santa Cruz Mountains
WA 97pts. - According to the Wine Advocate: The prodigious 2008 Chardonnay Bee Block (Varner’s most prolific cuvee at 596 cases) is one of the greatest Chardonnays I have tasted this year. Outstanding length and intensity, full-bodied po...
SKU: 3001870
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Calera 2007 Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard Mount Harlan
WA 93pts. - According to the Wine Advocate: From one of the property’s coolest sites, the 2007 Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard reveals nearly overwhelming notes of sassafras, root vegetables, plums, red currants, and raspberries. It is a spicy,...
SKU: 3001866
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Calera 2007 Pinot Noir De Villiers Vineyard Mount Harlan
WA 92pts. - According to the Wine Advocate: The debut release of a new bottling, the dark ruby-hued 2007 Pinot Noir de Villiers is from a 13.1-acre vineyard planted in 1997 on pure limestone soils. Cropped at an unbelievably low .78 tons...
SKU: 3001865
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