The Hess Collection, Small Block Series Chardonnay, Mt. Veeder

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LWIN 1788170
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86 /100
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42
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Taster #5414 · Dec 30, 2015
89/100
Bright gold. Melon, vanilla and grass nose. Add apple and pear pallete. A little out of balance, but not bad. Maybe a bit past its prime.
2010 vintage
Taster #2230 · Jun 19, 2015
88/100
Pleasant enough. Needs air and slightly above cellar temp. Very flat and lacking nose at refrigerator temp. Some tropical fruit decent acidity and a clean finish. Nothing special but solid.
2007 vintage
Taster #8954 · May 17, 2015
93/100
A very delicious Chardonnay with elegant nose and mouthfeel. You get what you pay for with this stupendous wine!
2009 vintage
Taster #3782 · Aug 10, 2013
80/100
Straw yellow in the glass. zesty lemon on the nose and in the mouth. There are hints of green apples but the hot acidity which remains in the after taste is distracting. A very good wine that is enjoyable. Oak is obvious in the mouth giving it that fatness that Americans love. This new world style Chardonnay may lack sophistication but then again...during a summer BBQ elegance is not exactly what you are looking for. According to the "Wine Rating …
2010 vintage
Taster #2891 · Dec 31, 2012
88/100
verbena, golden delicious apple notes held together with good oak and vanilla flavors. Showing its age a bit with the finish.
2007 vintage
Taster #8954 · Sep 29, 2012
94/100
One of our favorite chardonnays ever! A fabulous wine.
2009 vintage
Taster #9326 · Sep 7, 2012
91/100
Straw yellow color with a slight green hue. This wine is VERY aromatic! Nose of lemon zest, pear, nectarine, tangerine, orange blossom and wet stone; great attack of acidity and green apple flavors. The mid-palate has lots of green apple and toast which lingers on through the finish. The finish is quite long, with green apple, lemon zest and a touch of sweet oak. Very enjoyable wine!
2010 vintage
Taster #6131 · Sep 4, 2012
77/100
Really out of balance. Very thin. An average / solid bottle to use for cooking. Well priced for its quality.
2009 vintage
Taster #6026 · Sep 2, 2012
89/100
Nice hints of vanilla.
2009 vintage
Taster #7949 · Aug 5, 2012
90/100
Butttery, green apple, honey. Awesome value at under $20. Will be perfect with grilled halibut with arugula chantrelle salad a little later tonight.
2007 vintage
Taster #9722 · Aug 4, 2012
90/100
Wine Reviews: Chardonnay : SRP: $22. White nectarines, green apples, and lemon rind combined with just a hint of butter and oak. The palate is both riper and simpler than one might expect, yet wonderfully refreshing.
2010 vintage
Taster #1557 · Jul 22, 2012
85/100
Tasty, but a bit thin. Light golden color; decent nose, with apples, pears, oak and butterscotch, carrying through into the juicy flavors (along with a hint of peaches), with a burst of lemon zest into the very short finish. Not too bad for the price.
2009 vintage
Taster #4513 · Jul 19, 2012
85/100
Not rounded. A little harsh in the finish.
2009 vintage
Taster #7081 · May 28, 2012
85/100
Wow, the community here really killed this wine. At least the older reviews. The more recent reviews actually understand this wine. Its not THAT bad. Ok, its another cheap Chardonnay in the ocean of swill that swashes around the US, but it has a certain balance and intensity that most Chardonnays in this price range lack. Its not great but I have had so many worse Chardonnays for the price that I almost applaud this wine for being so successfully …
2009 vintage
Taster #8695 · May 14, 2012
87/100
A cheap Chardonnay that drinks like a $25.00 Chard. What can I say?
2009 vintage
Taster #7030 · Mar 21, 2012
82/100
rich and deep gold color. has aromas of tropical fruit and pineapple. Rich cream body, sweet and broad with ample oak.
2007 vintage
Taster #5144 · Feb 28, 2012
Tuesday night with grilled chicken. Getting apple on the nose. Lovely golden colour. Medium acidity and tart citrus. Fruit quickly dissipates and then you get a fair bit of bitterness and alcohol with a decent finish. This was an impulse buy and I'm not sure if I would purchase again.
2009 vintage
Taster #3391 · Feb 20, 2012
83/100
Nice smooth fruits without too much oak or sweetness, very approachable and drinkable.
2009 vintage
Taster #3471 · Feb 10, 2012
Good, probably should have been consumed earlier
2009 vintage
Taster #5819 · Jan 15, 2012
90/100
Enjoy this as my favorite Chardonnay. Great pleasant taste,
2009 vintage
Taster #7030 · Jan 15, 2012
81/100
Deep gold and bright yellow color. Butter cream aroma with a slight oily mineral edge. Soft butter body with significant oak. Average and nothing special. Tastes fat and heavy.
2007 vintage
Taster #5472 · Jan 13, 2012
83/100
Lemon-green with a simple, fruity aromatic profile of pears, tropical fruit along restraint oak. Nutty. Oily in palate with possibly extented lees contact that has stolen freshness and balance. Very ripe with a kind of heavy finish. Overextracted with medium finish. Overall, evolved and disjointed.
2009 vintage
Taster #5472 · Jan 13, 2012
91/100
Lemon-green with a tight and focused nose offering fig, marzipan, well integrated oak, smoky minerality around a core of peach and pear. Youthful and promising. Creamy with a mineral lift and refreshing acidity that balances medium body and generous alcohol. Overall, vivid and well-delineated with a satisfying finish. Will improve after a couple of years.
2009 vintage
Taster #0175 · Nov 29, 2011
84/100
Balanced oak with creme brûlée finish
2009 vintage
Taster #9149 · Nov 17, 2011
88/100
Olho: Límpido, limão pálido a semi intenso. Nariz: Limpo, intensidade média, moderno, baunilha, madeira, geléia de frutas brancas, manga, pêssego. Boca: Seco, acidez média a pronunciada, intensidade média, corpo médio a encorpado, persistência média, untuoso. Um branco mais moderno q acompanha bem pratos principais a base de molho branco e alguns pratos mais elaborados. Na Decanter por R$ 95 a garrafa ou R$24 por 180 ml.
2009 vintage
Taster #3860 · Nov 1, 2011
83/100
"I like it fine"-PG Crisp, not buttery
2009 vintage
Taster #2546 · Oct 31, 2011
89/100
Light yellow color; tart apple, baked pear, light baked apple, light cinnamon nose; tasty, tart pear, tart apple, light cinnamon spice palate; medium finish
2009 vintage
Taster #7072 · Oct 14, 2011
78/100
The nose is like crisp green apples. A fair amount of after-taste. The nose is better than the taste.
2009 vintage
Taster #5473 · Oct 3, 2011
81/100
Of balanced and hot. A disappointment!
2007 vintage
Taster #6238 · Sep 5, 2011
91/100
Crisp, focused, citrus, green apple and mineral flavor.
2007 vintage
Taster #6168 · Jul 24, 2011
79/100
OK, but has little character. Tannic with a slight oak finish.
2009 vintage
Taster #7014 · Jul 23, 2011
86/100
Drinkable, but lacking complexity. Traditional Cali oak, pear and apple, and moderate acidity. 86/87
2009 vintage
Taster #0259 · Jul 22, 2011
82/100
I like it
2009 vintage
Taster #6238 · Apr 21, 2011
91/100
Well-balanced and multi-layered. Various fruit, spice, and light oak flavors with good acidity. Everything in harmony.
2007 vintage
Taster #5120 · Apr 10, 2011
90/100
Fresh and tropical with a bit of citrus. Light and barely oaked. Good for sunny evenings and picnics.
2009 vintage
Taster #2022 · Apr 7, 2011
82/100
Fine weeknight wine.
2009 vintage
Taster #8597 · Mar 27, 2011
87/100
Straw color. Nice crisp acidity balanced by a touch of oak. Very enjoyable.
2009 vintage
Taster #9191 · Feb 15, 2011
88/100
Much more balanced then the first bottle. This is not a "big, buttery, oaky" chardonnay. Nice ripe fruit, with citrus notes and a lingering finish. Still drinking well, but nearing the end of its life cycle imho.
2007 vintage
Taster #8540 · Feb 13, 2011
86/100
Pale yellow with a soft citrus nose. Light citrus fruit with some lemon and honey. Not very complex, but a good wine to drink with baked brie and grilled tuna.
2009 vintage
Taster #0783 · Jan 21, 2011
85/100
golden colored. pears and buttered toast on the nose. palate is creamy with medium acid. really buttery. lots of green apple and the acid really comes out on the finish. perfectly good for a supermarket wine.
2009 vintage
Taster #7996 · Nov 8, 2010
80/100
Not a fan at all...very flat, has a bite of flavor (strong apple bite) but gone in seconds.
2007 vintage
Taster #9142 · Jul 2, 2010
83/100
Not very good. Next to no nose, with just a hint of tropical fruit lurking. On the palate, notes of pineapple, green apple and nutmeg, but overall thin and flat. Tastes mass produced.
2007 vintage
Taster #3575 · Jun 24, 2010
88/100
Popped and poured. Orange blossoms and citrus on the nose. Good acidity on the finish. Medium weight.
2007 vintage
Taster #2546 · Apr 23, 2009
88/100
Napa Valley with Altitude Trade Tasting (Mount Veeder, Spring Mountain and Diamond Mountain wines) (Officers' Club, Fort Mason, San Francisco) : Green apple and green melon nose; green fruit, green apple palate; medium finish
2007 vintage