Clos du Bois, Sonoma Reserve Chardonnay, Russian River Valley

Clos du Bois · California › Russian River Valley › United States of America

White · Chardonnay
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LWIN 1690134
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86 /100
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14
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Taster #6277 · Apr 28, 2014
92/100
Wonderful buttery chard with oakey undertones. Great qpr, would buy again!
2011 vintage
Taster #0611 · Dec 3, 2013
88/100
Really nice price and value equation here. Still under $12 at the local Fry's in PHX. Good notes of oak but not overly ripe. Plenty of fruit.
2011 vintage
Taster #6863 · Nov 29, 2013
85/100
Muted nose with a hint of heat. It is by no means an awful production, but too average to worth mentioning. Skip...
2011 vintage
Taster #4443 · Nov 17, 2013
82/100
Sweet apple flavors, easy to enjoy, slightly sweeter than i would prefer, even in this generic Chardonnay style of wine.
2011 vintage
Taster #2141 · Aug 30, 2013
81/100
Good, not great.
2011 vintage
Taster #9829 · Jun 11, 2013
86/100
Not great notes taken... Lightly oaked with partial MLF at most. Just barely off-dry with flavors of pear and citrus, but not really bright. Medium-bodied for a white wine. Would buy again if it were <$12
2011 vintage
Taster #9787 · May 17, 2013
88/100
Great wine! Buy more! I don't usually get excited about chardonnay, but this was a really good one.
2011 vintage
Taster #7934 · May 3, 2013
88/100
Classic style California barrel fermented Chardonnay, balanced not excessively oaky, nice finesse. Takes one back to the wines that put CdB on the map.
2011 vintage
Taster #6634 · Mar 9, 2013
86/100
Comparable in style, quality and price to the Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay Grand Reserve (13.8% abv).
2011 vintage
Taster #6909 · Dec 25, 2010
87/100
Nutty, v. slightly floral, meadow-like. Relatively heavy but well-balanced oaking. Showing its age, possibly a couple years post-peak but still quite delicious.
2004 vintage
Taster #9884 · Sep 7, 2010
84/100
PnP. Clear, pale straw color. Faint nose. Light/med body, no oak, clean w/ good balance. Nice everyday traditional Chard. Nothing off. Drink now.
2005 vintage
Taster #7097 · Aug 13, 2006
87/100
ok but nothing special little too muc oak
2004 vintage
Taster #9757 · Feb 22, 2006
88/100
Liked this very much even though I am not a big fan of Chardonnay
2003 vintage
Taster #7780 · Aug 13, 2005
87/100
Brian’s: Fair, good quality pretty heavily oaked chard with ripe fruit notes.
2003 vintage
Taster #4782 · Aug 1, 2005
Note to self: stop buying oaked California chardonnay. This is a pleasant enough wine with nice crisp acidity, but all you can taste is the oak. It overpowered fried catfish. It did better the second night with a salmon pasta with heavy cream and vodka.
2003 vintage