Wente, Morning Fog Chardonnay, Livermore Valley

Oog: Helder en bleekgoud gele kleur, grote viscositeit en veel tranen. Neus: Zuiver en intens. Aroma van acacia, rijpe appel, limoen, boter, abrikoos, duidelijk eik en vanille. Mond: Frisse tot volle wijn met lange afdronk van ruim 5 sec waarbij ook de hout en lichte kruidigheid aanwezig zijn. Als je van wat eik houd blijft dit een top chardonnay. 5 jaar lagering is geen probleem bij deze wijn.

I agree with the excellent note from Exonian (April 2022) in all significant respects - from the smoky, flinty character through the rich fruits, to the structure and limited acidity (which limits its ability to match many foods). A year on from that note, I don’t detect the medicinal quality but I agree about the slightly thin character overall and the richness of the (tropical) fruit plus the buttery end. Nice on its own and, whilst I find it just …

Nice chardonnay with nods to the old school style. Apple, melon and a nice touch of toasty oak. Well balanced and enjoyable match to fishcakes.

tropical fruit nose with some oak / vanilla; tropical and stone fruit on palate with vanilla tones. soft acid.

Light gold in the glass, it benefits from a bit aeration to reveal the rather reticent nose. You get smokey struck match, white flowers, melon and fig, very ripe tropical fruits, vanilla oak, and a leesy quality, that creates a slightly medicinal aroma. On the palate , acidity is low, and the wine feels a little thin, with flavours of green apples, and nuts. The wine is rescued by a distinctive finish of a nutty salinity and a buttery texture. …

Fruktig rund chardonnay

There are years we have to pass on drinking - but this year ( 2019 ) seems OK .... a medium oaked ...

Eye: mid lemon color Nose: mid+ aging wine Grapefruit. Peach. Melon. Acacia. Vanille. Toast. Nuts Palate: dry, high acid, mid alc, mid+ body, mid+ fin, mid+ comp. Melon. Nuts. Vannile. Peach. Acacia good quality Can be aged?, even though price is a daily blanc vin Too much oaky? Not matched with seafood or sushi

God vin. Frisk og fin

Pleasant daily drinker with some understated fruit and a lingering spice. Held up well under Coravin for a couple of months even though it was a screw cap.

Nice, pleasant nose indicating a well made chard, on the palate, wow did they hit an oak bomb! Completely out of balance with oak. Hard to imagine why they went this way. Had on the night the Biden administration decided all visitors to America by plane needed a negative corona test but were releasing undocumented aliens into southern communities without covid testing.

Light, oaky, fruity, dry, smooth

crispier and lighter - -was hoping for more smooth and creamy -- had with Carol night before the Trump insurrection