Stags' Leap Winery, Chardonnay, Napa Valley

Nice little chard

2019 vintage

Good. Lacking some depth and complexity but an enjoyable white that's all there.

2019 vintage

Crisp and clean, but still with a rich oakness on the finish.

2019 vintage

Very rich and balanced Chardonnay with a long finish

2019 vintage

This bottle was slightly less than previous ones....cellar temperature and humidity seem normal...but it happens. Please see my previous notes about this wine.

2019 vintage

I was very impressed with this. I found this to be a good middleweight Chard. Plenty of ripe fruit in here but not tropical fruit cocktail. I also appreciated the 13.5% abv.

2019 vintage

13.5% alcohol; vinted in Napa, bottled in Sonoma; real cork with a penetrating fruit aroma, heavy-weight foil; long legs, very pale yellow; opened, kept in the fridge for 24 hours, and tasted at 18 degrees C; nose of fruit, fruit acidity, and alcohol; full bodied; fruit forward but not especially sweet, rather it's fruit-acidic, with a nice blend of tannins in the middle; the bright shaft of acidic tannins give the wine a lot of spirit; maybe it should be …

2019 vintage

Comments the same as previous notes..

2019 vintage

Very enjoyable

2019 vintage

In entering this note, I kept asking myself "why is my score higher than the norm?" I believe it is because I enjoy a slightly heavier chard and that is what this wine gives. The aromas and flavors still show more life, so I am staying with a consumption window to 2026 (maybe even a little longer).

2019 vintage

Nice enough, not overdone.

2019 vintage

Medium intensity apple/pineapple and smoky toast nose. Similar flavours on the palate; dry with good ripeness; warming finish. 3.5/5

2019 vintage

Lemon, golden delicious apple, verbena, citrus peel with balanced acidity and long finish. Reminiscent of Chablis. Almost no oak. My style.

2019 vintage

Nice fruit

2019 vintage

Surprisingly good and not oaky. Nice gentle citrus flavors and notes of honeycomb.

2019 vintage

Crisp, refreshingly fruity, very easy to drink on a light afternoon, perfect with company.

2019 vintage

S: nose is apple and faint honeysuckle; taste is both light and full. Like butter without flavor. Tastes like an overpriced Napa chard. R: pear and white pepper on nose; tangerine and honey, subtle and nice. Pairs beautifully with scallops and salmon in brown butter and seared pear sauce.

2019 vintage

Too soon!

2019 vintage

Smells just a touch of plastic on the nose. Has a touch of plastic on the nose here. Served warm though. Crisper on the palate than expected.

2019 vintage

Good servicible Chardonnay. Not oaky. Grapefruit, melon, but also medium bodied. Best with chicken. A keeper.

2019 vintage

Pleasant dry delicate, med body, high acidity, med length finish

2019 vintage

Lemon curd and pear aromas with notes of apricots, honeycomb, warm green apple and brown spice. A touch of citrus on the finish.

2019 vintage

Freshness and vibrancy abound here. Yellow orchard fruit aromas are graced with a kiss of butter. Bright and pithy in the mouth, with excellent tension and poise to the quince and lemon flavors. Lingers on the palate.

2019 vintage

Not being a Chardonnay guy this wine surprised me. Very light, but full of crisp oak & butter with no metallic after taste that comes with so many young Chardonnay's these days. Quite good and very enjoyable with our salad!

2019 vintage

Light body and slightly buttery and oaky

2019 vintage

a $25 bottle of wine that is close to reaching its limit in its drinking window for my palate.

2011 vintage

A wine in decline. There is lemon remaining but there is also an unbalance to the wine. This has become acidity over smoothness and the finish is a little cardboard like. At 10 years (using dog year analogy) this has seen its best days.

2007 vintage

Boisé sans outrage. Pomme jaune. Un peu crémeux et fenouil en bouche. Ma conjointe a bien aimé. **

2011 vintage

Tropical notes (pineapple, mostly), sesame oil, toast. Some real acidic tang on the back end. Not a whole lot of buttery malolactic action, and a whole lot less than expected. An awesome chicken wine tonight.

2011 vintage

Robe de couleur: Dorée-verdâtre; Bouquet: Miel, cire, agrume, pomme, coriandre; Corsé; Arômes en bouche: Pétrole, cire, pomme, Long en bouche, 4 ans cellier, assez simple, pas très beurré pour un chardo américain

2008 vintage

Classy, restrained and elegant. Oak is well integrated and almost imperceivable. On the palate it isn't dense or viscous. It is a leaner, more old world in style.

2011 vintage

Mostly oak at this point and little else. Passable.

2011 vintage

13,8% d'alcool, 100% Chardonnay Impeccable de fraîcheur, sur un fruité à la fois généreux et élégant, acidité rafraîchissante, amertume moyenne-faible, persistance moyenne-longue, rétro fruitée, minérale, touche boisée très élégante. Nous avons été agréablement surpris par sa tenue, tout en fraîcheur et en équilibre, sans aucune trace d'oxydation à la ronde. Si tous les chardonnays californiens étaient ainsi, nous en boirions tous les jours! Excellent!! 90-91

2008 vintage

Nice, crisp, light colored. Much lighter than expected, almost like an unoaked Chardonnay. Minimal butteriness, but very classy. Would definitely buy again.

2011 vintage

This elegant Chardonnay offers delicate Tahitian vanilla, honeysuckle and pear aromas along with hints of Linden flower and lemon citrus. The palate is filled with flavors of yellow apple, pear, mandarin orange and dried nutmeg. The wine is light in weight with sense of minerality like clean sea foam that finishes with a light fennel and lime note.

2011 vintage

Toast on the nose, good acidity, reserved butter and oak mid palate, long finish. Much better as it warms.

2011 vintage

Light straw color. Citrus and buttered popcorn on the nose. Nice acidity but seemed a bit out of balance. Grapefruit and apples on the palette.

2011 vintage

Blind tasted. Got peach, orange, honey, oak not obvious to me but was to others. Not an obvious wine.

2011 vintage

Very similar but a bit more vibrant and rounded than 2010. This is great if you're in the mood for thick, unctuous Chardonnay with acidity that cuts right through it.

2011 vintage

Fresh green apples, lime and wet rocks on the nose. Hint of pie crust. Balanced and full bodied Chardonnay with great acidity. Lots of citrus on the palate with more apples at the end. Hints of minerality and brioche on the finish.

2011 vintage

light gold. Very high acidity, fresh lemon, mineral, tight, did not open too much over a couple of hours. Is this the same wine I had last time? The tannin dryness of oak is there background note of petrol. Next night - Wow, eucalyptus, ripe lemon, mineral, subtle clarified butter

2007 vintage

One of the many benifits I get from CT, is tasting notes from other CT members will pop up and remind me it is time drink a particular wine. A five year old CA chardonnay, this was lovely, lemon, melon, minerals, still good acidity and no signs of decline. Paired well with crab stuffed musrooms and fan baked potato.

2007 vintage

A+ Superb balance with nice long finish. Hints of stone fruit, great mine reality. Some honeydew melon. perhaps even a bit of mint in the finish...

2007 vintage

Extremely well-balanced and elegant.

2008 vintage

Green apple, with hints of lemon butter and toast, very nice on a wam afternoon.

2008 vintage

My favorite Chardonnay!

2008 vintage

Lemon, toast and hints of stone.

2007 vintage

Toasty, green apple nose, with some lime and tropical notes as well, much more oak on the nose than I expected out of the bottle. Nice creamy, leesy mouthfeel, apparantly no malolactic fermentation, leading to a tart, welcome acidic finish. This wine grew on me over an hour or so; some definite finesse here, not buttery at all, but the combo of oak, tart fruit, and acidity is interesting to watch unfold . . . 90 points.

2008 vintage

I have been trying to figure out what to serve my more oaky whites (the few that i own) and sat on this awhile. Served this with a 2-in thick fresh tuna steak with an olive oil mostly, soy sauce, lemon, touch of wasabi, a little orange zest. Nice pairing. Wine: color medium yellow. Butter, honey, pear, almond, nice balance.

2007 vintage

Butter, lemon, creamy, some oak, just what expected and wanted to go with lemon chicken.

2008 vintage

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