Talbott, Kali Hart Chardonnay, Monterey

Talbott · California › Monterey › United States of America

White · Chardonnay
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LWIN 1569096
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88 /100
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24
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Taster #0627 · Jan 27, 2024
87/100
Fair.
2019 vintage
Taster #8288 · Oct 18, 2022
89/100
Tasty and easy going, shows nice acidity, good structure, better energy. Tropical notes of jack fruit, melon, and lime. Pleasing.
2019 vintage
Taster #5731 · Oct 1, 2022
theres a lime rind i associate with reisling...tangy and without many faults ..not very complex but without faults...
2014 vintage
Taster #4494 · Apr 30, 2022
89/100
Solid Chard. Nice.
2019 vintage
Taster #4494 · Mar 30, 2022
89/100
Okay, decent Chard, especially at the price.
2019 vintage
Taster #3526 · Jan 23, 2022
87/100
Well made, notes below accurately reflect flavor profile. More minerality than you’d expect at this price, without actual complexity. A touch too much oak, but still really well done, and a food friendly chard to have on hand for backyard lobster boils, and clams casino. Not a refined or particularly elegant bottling, but also not too buttery or heavy handed. Great balance, at a great price. Drink before 2024.
2019 vintage
Taster #5622 · Jan 6, 2022
84/100
Citrus, melon, crisp
2019 vintage
Taster #1339 · Dec 18, 2021
Crisp with notes of banana, pineapple, vanilla. Good balance with subtle oak. Would buy again, especially for the price.
2019 vintage
Taster #5054 · Nov 15, 2021
89/100
Full bodied and crisp. Nice notes of pineapple and lemon, with vanilla and mild oak. A good expression of the chardonnay grape. And a great price.
2019 vintage
Taster #2159 · Jul 30, 2021
87/100
Talbott's 2019 Kali Hart Chardonnay is a light golden, fruit-forward wine that serves up an aromatic package of pineapple, banana, pear and peach, accented with notes of honeysuckle and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied, fresh and with well-integrated alcohol (listed as 14.6%), it delivers flavors in line with the aromas. There is a notable component of oak that, depending on one's preference, may be an attribute or a detriment. Solid on the middle palate and concluding with a crisp, medium-length finish, this …
2019 vintage
Taster #1615 · Mar 12, 2019
88/100
Mes attentes étaient basses sur cette bouteille, acheté par dépit devant la mince sélection de vins intéressants dans ce Wine store de Brooklyn. L'autre bouteille acheté à la même occasion (Chard de Picket fence Vineyard) était horrible. Enfin, honnêtement cette bouteille ci était netement meilleure. Nez qui ne ment pas, ananas, beurre et vanille. En bouche, ananas et crème caramel, l'acidité est salvatrice, pas de sucrosité excessive, bonne persistance sur les notes de caramel avec une touche saline. Somme toute …
2014 vintage
Taster #9936 · Aug 22, 2017
89/100
An excellent value to be found in this estate grown, Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay. The site lies just thirteen miles from Carmel Bay, along the northern edge of the valley—planted in 1982, in Corton-Charlemagne Chardonnay clone vines, it's a wine that delivers subtle, layered flavors of smokey baked yellow apples, figs, and lemon torte strike a precise balance between ripeness and lifted acidity. The core is deliciously creamy, a sensation that gradually subsides to a minerally finish. 14.5% ABV | …
2014 vintage
Taster #1518 · May 13, 2017
88/100
Floral nose with hints of pineapple, balanced palate with classis buttery tropical fruit, toasty oak and firm acidity.
2014 vintage
Taster #5750 · May 12, 2017
89/100
Agree with 9/27 prior post. Monterey County Chard is not to everyone's style and this is a good example of that style; it is fruit-forward, grapefruit and pineapple, touch of oak, nearly full-bodied, good acidity for food pairing. Good Chard for the price, but if you are looking for unoaked, austere, this is not your style. Hate it when folks down-score when it is not their style, even if it is a good wine as is the case here.
2014 vintage
Taster #1292 · Apr 2, 2017
88/100
Similar to previous two notes, except continues to soften, get more unctuous. Toasty vanilla lemon nose; soft, long fat finish. Hint of residual sugar? Appetizer wine. Good value for $14.
2014 vintage
Taster #5276 · Feb 11, 2017
89/100
Avoiding the ongoing word battle about "Old World" vs "New World" and individual style. What I try to identify and describe is balance and completeness. This is one of those wines so balanced, it leaves the impression of sweetness even though it is totally dry. It is complete because almost every descriptive we have ever experienced in a Chardonnay is displayed to some extent. There is some spice, ginger and sandalwood with the orchard and citrus fruit. It drifts effortlessly …
2014 vintage
Taster #9300 · Jan 15, 2017
88/100
guava, grapefruit, poached pairs, canned pineapple, vainilla, heavy cream in the nose. Really nice acidty to balance it all out.
2014 vintage
Taster #6285 · Jan 9, 2017
85/100
bland and forgettable, but drinkable.
2014 vintage
Taster #6595 · Dec 30, 2016
We weren't actually in Monterey County when we drank this, but San Luis Obispo is pretty close. Pale gold, slightly oaky, slightly buttery, quite nicely balanced, good creamy mouthfeel. Good wine.
2014 vintage
Taster #0321 · Dec 26, 2016
89/100
apple, pineapple and citrus aromas, fruit-forward, saturated with yellow peach, orange, guava and lemon tart flavors, good acid, good value, for the price this will appeal to those looking for a full blast of New World chardonnay fruit, yet this is not a heavily oaked wine or a creamy one, it maintains a crisp vibe, very nice, also it drinks well over a few days with the easy screw cap and being refigerated
2014 vintage
Taster #4159 · Dec 12, 2016
85/100
Servicable chard. Easy opening screw-top.
2014 vintage
Taster #1292 · Oct 11, 2016
88/100
Similar to March 19 tasting. Light toasty vanilla nose; round, ripe, fat style. w/cheeses.
2014 vintage
Taster #5750 · Sep 30, 2016
89/100
Agree with 9/27 prior post. Monterey County Chard is not to everyone's style and this is a good example of that style; it is fruit-forward, grapefruit and pineapple, touch of oak, nearly full-bodied, good acidity for food pairing. Good Chard for the price, but if you are looking for unoaked, austere, this is not your style. Hate it when folks down-score when it is not their style, even if it is a good wine.
2014 vintage
Taster #6866 · Sep 27, 2016
89/100
I just got back from Hawaii this afternoon, and this wine takes me right back there! I'm getting lime-orange citrus, honeydew, and a hint of pineapple. Nice viscosity on the finish. I will order more of this.
2014 vintage
Taster #4038 · Sep 6, 2016
85/100
A light refreshing full bodied crisp and dry white wine good with rich cheese pasta casserole with chicken and spinach.
2014 vintage
Taster #0995 · Apr 6, 2016
86/100
This continues to be one of my favorite modestly-priced classic Cali chardonnays: light golden hue, unctuous buttery mouthfeel, moderate oak (unlike my other favorite in this class, J. Lohr Arroyo Secco), pineapple and caramel. Just ignore all those French fans who say they don't like this stuff!
2014 vintage
Taster #1292 · Mar 19, 2016
88/100
Mid-dark gold; light toasty tropical nose; mid-body to fat, soft acids, buttery. w/cheeses.
2014 vintage