J. Lohr, Riverstone Chardonnay, Arroyo Seco

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2020 vintage

I was shocked how good this was. Beautiful golden color, soft nose and soft in the mouth. Buttery, probably more oaky than is popular these days. Mellow.

2017 vintage

Really nice Chardonnay. Nice balance of oak, butter, and fruit

2020 vintage

Light medium yellow color; sweet butter, pear nectar nose; inoffensive, lemon gelee, sweet butter palate with some balancing acidity; medium finish (14% alcohol; plasticine cork)

2020 vintage

This is a bit creamy and a tad sweet, but clearly Monterey fruit (pineapple-sh) with some oak. Pretty good wine at this price point. Perfect wine with chicken pot pie with puff pastry. Won't be everyone's style, but that said: Makes no sense to give a poor rating to a good wine that is just not your style at all- rate based on varietal correctness, depth/character and what the vintner set out to accomplish. I have rated wines highly that …

2020 vintage

Wine bloggers like me need to get off there high horse and acknowledge formula driven chardonnays like this one. Given the bottle, I decided to have tonight .... and I must say ... not bad. Sweetish both on the nose and in mouth. Creamy and sweetish but enjoyable. I like it.

2020 vintage

Acceptable table wine. Improved after a couple hours decanting.

2020 vintage

Buttery, pear, melon

2020 vintage

More fruity than expected. Vanilla, pear. Fat yet good acidity. Would be better with food.

2020 vintage

This is very heavy on The oak. It’s better with food

2020 vintage

Prior note applies.

2020 vintage

Farve: gylden. 5/5 Duft: tropiske frugter, smør, syrlig ananas. 10/15 Smag: citroner, mere modne tropiske frugter, smørfedme, medium syre. Lidt kort. 14/20 Overall: kedelig amerikansk chardonnay. For varm. 6/10

2020 vintage

It's ok. Mild pleasant flavors, nothing very exciting. Slightly metallic finish.

2020 vintage

Not much of a nose, just a hint of green apple and citrus. It has a clean and smooth delivery of just there lightly buttered apples with an ephemeral, slightly metallic finish. This has been manufactured to be easy drinking, and it is, but there isn't much going on with it.

2020 vintage

Skewed heavily towards melons, guava and other tropical fruit, which was a surprise to me. Ended up pairing well with Asian food.

2020 vintage

Medium straw hue. Pear and apricot on the nose. Apple, pear, apricot heavy buttery flavors. Quite assertive heavy/oily mouthfeel Medium acidity with a long somewhat tart finish

2017 vintage

Not my style of Chardonnay as my taste leans toward Pouilly-Fuissé and Chardonnays from Mâcon and the Côte Chalonnaise. Quite fruity and tropical — papaya and mango anybody? Tasted blind, one might guess it a Viognier. A good value, nonetheless, for Chardonnay neophytes.

2017 vintage

Oak and fruit seems well-integrated, giving that nice balance between buttery, oaky and crispy.

2017 vintage

Honeysuckle, vanilla notes on the nose, peach, apricot, some oakiness, Balanced acidity, long finish.

2017 vintage

This was such a big hit with guests that I went out and bought six more bottles for the future.

2017 vintage

Straw-hued. Aromas and flavors of butter, coconut, cream, oak, papaya, passionfruit, pear, and vanilla. Medium-full body and medium-high acidity. A finish of lemon and minerals on the palate. Very approachable and easy to drink; a solid example of a sub-$15 California Chardonnay.

2017 vintage

Great value Chardonnay. Fresh and well balanced. Oaked and full Malo. Lemon zest essence on the nose.

2017 vintage

Nice Chardonnay. Easy drinking and full body. Went well with bold cheeses.

2017 vintage

13.5% alcohol; appears to be a plastic cork.but the medium-weight foil is definitely metallic rather than paper; long legs, light amber color, nose of alcohol and caramel; full mouthfeel, notes of caramel, cinnamon, oak, woody forest floor; balance of tannins with sourness, bitterness, sweetness is decent, medium finish trails off into what the Germans call a Duft (scent) of caramel; pair with baby back ribs

2017 vintage

Just ok. I drank it, but probably won’t buy again. A bit too acidic for my palate

2017 vintage

Over-oaked & mediocre.

2017 vintage

Too oaky. Good fruit.

2017 vintage

I picked this up when i was buying a few bottles that I really wanted - this one I grabbed because it looked familiar. As soon as I tasted it the reason for the familiarity came back. In the early 90s, when I would fly home to Australia from the UK it was Lohr chardonnay that was usually served in the economy cabin. Not much on the nose. Lots of tropical yellow fruit on the palate, full body, plenty fo …

2017 vintage

<$20

2017 vintage

Good fruit flavors showing tropical fruit flavors with a medium finish. Malolactic fermentation is evident with a pleasant amount of oak. Best if not served overly chilled to allow the round mouth feel and fruit flavors to show their stuff. This wine is similar to Wente Riva Ranch from the same area however it costs $6 less.

2017 vintage

A good everyday Chard

2017 vintage

Buttery and smooth, just perfect with the fish.

1997 vintage

With Kathy and Miranda at home at dinner (pasta del sol). Nice light golden straw color. Good viscosity. Sweet cream aroma, reminiscent of a French burgundy. Palate initially matches the nose before giving way to a somewhat acrid, oaky finish. High acid. 5-10-12-6: 83/100.

1990 vintage

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