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Taster #1634
· Jul 21, 2024
93/100
Amazing, classic CA char. The hard oak edges disappeared within 30 minutes of airing and then a totally harmonious wine emerged, huge rich bouquet and body, beautiful nose and clean finish. Stunning - cellared since purchase
2010 vintage
Taster #0935
· Dec 22, 2023
80/100
Our final bottle, popped and poured, and unfortunately not a great example of this wine. Slightly muted, with an odd funk in the bouquet. Better on the palate with lemon curd and orchard fruit carrying through the finish.
2010 vintage
Taster #0935
· Apr 7, 2023
93/100
Our penultimate bottle, pours a deep yellow color. Aromas of vanilla, pear, fig, apple and as it warms, something a bit more tropical in nature. Orchard fruit and vanilla on the palate with a long finish. Lovely, and a delightful pairing with the crab-stuffed plaice.
2010 vintage
Taster #0935
· Aug 24, 2022
83/100
Popped and poured. Age-appropriate medium golden yellow color. There’s an initial butterscotch quality with a subtle oxidative quality that fades in and out of the background. With time in the glass and a bit of vigorous swirling, the oxidative quality fades completely, leaving bruised apple, vanillin, fig and marshmallow notes. From the start the palate was more enjoyable than the bouquet suggested, with a dominant orchard fruit quality. Medium(-) finish. Decent. To be expected at this age, and our last …
2010 vintage
Taster #0935
· Jun 4, 2021
93/100
A terrific example of this wine. Marshmallow, apple, citrus and honeycomb. Complex and layered with wonderful fruit and balance. A beautiful mature chardonnay with so much going on.
2010 vintage
Taster #0935
· Apr 16, 2021
90/100
Friday Night Brown Bagger (EBCC) : Orchard fruit and vanilla cream notes. Hints of citrus in the finish. Excellent and at peak for my palate.
2010 vintage
Taster #0719
· Oct 31, 2020
Another brilliant bottle of this, fresh as yesterday, great waves of pitch-perfect acids define the attack with layered and luscious fruit coming in to join the party. A little Cali, but mostly French, this is so good.
2010 vintage
Taster #2244
· May 17, 2020
92/100
Showed some awkward aromas initially but after about 1 hour the wine seemed to wake up and felt like it was in shape again. Nice fruit, pear and tropical fruit, vanilla, butter i.e. a reasonably complex nose. Good acidity and medium+ body. Advanced enough to say it has passed its peak probably. Very good.
2010 vintage
Taster #0350
· Apr 5, 2020
92/100
Butter, summer meadows, ripe pear on the nose. Full bodied, well rounded oak flavors and excellent balance. Still lively and lots of acidity. This held up incredible for a 2010 vintage in 2020. Outstanding wine, still drinking incredible
2010 vintage
Taster #0719
· Dec 28, 2019
91/100
This is in a good place, poised nicely between richness and austerity. Loads of Meyer lemon, a bit of white ginger, some honey and vanilla, and a balancing whiff of sea breezes. A big, engaging bouquet. The palate is bright with an attack of big acids and richness too with plenty of vanilla-infused fruit. Intense without being overly heavy, but in the end this isn’t an elegant, minerally white. A hint of bitterness is creeping in here, suggesting these should …
2010 vintage
Taster #0719
· May 12, 2019
Splendid. Burgundian nose, quite refined, floral with minerals. Lemons, a kiss of vanilla, dry but with lovely oily, dry extract. Bright and long. Drinking at pointe.
2010 vintage
Taster #0935
· Dec 12, 2018
92/100
Apple, marshmallow and oak notes on the nose and palate. Full-bodied. Citrus notes emerge with air. Young. I may wait a year or two before popping the cork on another.
2010 vintage
Taster #5081
· Dec 12, 2018
93/100
Opened by Allred at Eagle Brook. I burned through my four bottles by last year, but I should have waited. Oak is still present, but the balance with citrus notes in harmony here was beautiful. No hurry here.
2010 vintage
Taster #4219
· Jun 15, 2018
87/100
On nose : buttered popcorn and oak. On palate : too much buttered popcorn and oak! .....hints of apple and pear trying to fight their way through the above....the only positive thing about this 8 year old Cali chard is the minerality and fresh acidity still in evidence .....this may last a few more years ,but age won't likely grant it more balance and complexity. Disappointing considering this producer's reputation as a fine producer.
2010 vintage
Taster #6985
· Feb 23, 2018
92/100
WIML92 Tasted double blind. Yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of quince, talc, toasted and mixed yellow fruit. Flavors of lemon curd, vanilla and yellow pear. Light acidity, medium body. Drink now. My guess was this is a 2005 Chardonnay from Sonoma County, likely Paul Hobbs or perhaps Pine Ridge.
2010 vintage
Taster #0719
· Dec 17, 2017
Simply excellent. Beautiful bouquet of lemon zest, vanilla, lanolin. Wonderful body with plenty of quince fruit and density, almost oily, but held together by ample brightness and dry extract. Long, long finish. To my mind, this shows the best of Cali and Burgundy Chardonnay. Terrific.
2010 vintage
Taster #7753
· Nov 4, 2017
an oaky snap to the palate, some circus peanut. Much fresher than I was expecting. Spicy honey on the finish. I’d still keep the drinking window to 2019. But could see this longer than that, say 2022.
2010 vintage
Taster #5416
· Nov 1, 2017
88/100
Light golden. Slightly ripe and nutty nose. Lemon and pear. Slightly ripe flavours of pear candy and lemon. Dry finish. This one seems on it's way down.
2010 vintage
Taster #4941
· Oct 14, 2017
Unfortunately, this is slightly corked. Underneath the TCA there are glimpses of what could have been: sweet golden delicious apple, coconut, lemon cream and vanilla. Then it’s gone again. 14.2% alc., but the alcohol doesn’t show at all. With pork chops in an apple cider and dijon sauce. With PM, BB and PH as well as DD. Recommended.
2010 vintage
Taster #1011
· Jul 9, 2017
92/100
The thing about all of the Ridge wines is that they are so consistent and consistently good. Not flashy, just very well made, showing the varietals it should be. This guy is nearing the end of its drinking window and I would drink up in the next year. Still enjoyable.
2010 vintage
Taster #7613
· May 30, 2017
91/100
Creamy, lemony nose with melon on top. Flavors are modern, glass, acid, lemon, oak, sour apple. Very nice and drink any time. Maybe the best of the bottles I've had.
2010 vintage
Taster #6524
· Jan 27, 2017
91/100
Still fantastic, good until at least '18. Sadly the last bottle of the '10.. Worked great (as usual) with creamy burbot soup. I like this style of California chardonnay a lot, there is fruit and depth, but not too rich or creamy
2010 vintage
Taster #6297
· Oct 11, 2016
Fruit to oak ratio getting out of balance. Drink up.
2010 vintage
Taster #2476
· Sep 7, 2016
91/100
Excellent balance between rich chard and more lean styles. For the price it's a great wine.
2010 vintage
Taster #5310
· Aug 8, 2016
90/100
Clearly California Chardonnay. Some clove, spice and oak on the nose. Medium bodied with apple, a touch of citrus and spice. Good balance. 90 points
2010 vintage
Taster #4549
· Dec 12, 2013
88/100
A good wine for the price.
2010 vintage
Taster #2859
· Jun 10, 2013
A bit crisp for my taste. Amy likes it.
2010 vintage
Taster #5337
· Apr 26, 2013
90/100
No notes at the time, but I liked this and was very surprised later when I saw the price I had paid. Great QPR.
2010 vintage
Taster #2921
· Jul 27, 2000
85/100
Don't rber drinking but I guess ok
2010 vintage