Baton Wines Chardonnay Late Harvest Charles Heintz Vineyard

Baton Wines

Dessert · Chardonnay
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2006 Dessert 92/100
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Taster #7489 · Sep 8, 2013
94/100
Tea taint yellow gold; honey nose; sweet apricot, honey, chard in there somewhere, white peach perfectly ripe. So the sugar is a bit cloying but expected and preferred by us. Mmmm, wow. A beautiful wine to end a meal and an evening. This is timeless and probably could age 20+ years with this sugar level, maybe little improvement though.
2006 vintage
Taster #7489 · May 20, 2012
92/100
Amber - slight brown tone to golden yellow; floral; honey, apricot, balanced, low acid. Sweet, but not overly so for a late harvest. This is in its drinking window and could stay within it until 2016. I don't see improvement necessarily because it is drinking so well now.
2006 vintage
Taster #0833 · May 12, 2012
74/100
Beautiful medium amber color. Nose is a bit restrained. Range of flavors from sweet to bitter. Not very well balanced. Leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. Had high expectations after reading reviews. Would not recommend. Perhaps it is past its prime.
2006 vintage
Taster #2546 · Sep 6, 2011
94/100
Mature Burgundies and Bordeaux at Gravity Wine Bar (Gravity Wine Bar, Palo Alto, California) : Light medium golden yellow color; floral, apricot nose; tasty, rich, apricot palate with good acidity; long finish (one of the greatest Cali late harvest wines)
2006 vintage
Taster #2546 · Aug 7, 2011
94/100
All-Chablis Euro Lunch: F�vre, Raveneau, Brocard (Donato Enoteca, Redwood City, California) : From 500 ml - light medium golden yellow color; botrytis, lemon meringue pie filling, baked apple nose; tasty, rich, lemon meringue pie filling, green apple, lime cream palate with good balancing acidity; long finish
2006 vintage
Taster #2546 · Dec 25, 2010
94/100
2010 Xmas Wines; 12/24/2010-12/25/2010 (The Grill, Fairmont Hotel, and Chez Sandy, San Jose, California) : Light golden yellow color; apricot, ripe pear, honeyed nose; rich, unctuous, apricot, pear, nectarine, mandarin orange palate, juicy and with good acidity; long finish 94+ pts.
2006 vintage
Taster #7017 · Feb 12, 2010
92/100
Good viscosity as it pours into the glass. Golden yellow color. Wonderful nose of peach, pineapple and flowers. Good richness with more pineapple and peach and dried apricots. Long finish rounding out with vanilla. This has the potential to age well and last a good 5 more years.
2006 vintage
Taster #2546 · Jul 10, 2009
94/100
Wine Dinner at J.R. and Renee's with Wild Boar Chops (Chez J.R. and Renee, San Jose, CA) : Light medium honey yellow color; round lemon, mineral nose; tasty, ripe lemon, lime, orange, mineral, clementine palate with good acidity; long finish 94+ pts. (best match with our goat cheesecake)
2006 vintage
Taster #2546 · Mar 13, 2009
94/100
Evening of 30 Sweet/Dessert Wines (Chez Jason and Julie, Orinda, California) : Medium canary yellow color; floral, lime and orange blossom, honey and vanilla nose; concentrated, ripe lemon, lime, tart orange, clementine, mineral, grapefruit palate with good acidity; long finish 94+ pts.
2006 vintage
Taster #2546 · Dec 28, 2008
94/100
Leisurely Sunday Wine Lunch (Quattro Restaurant, Four Seasons Palo Alto, California) : Medium canary yellow color; sweet lime and green flower nose; tasty lime, floral, chrysanthemum, mineral and lime honey palate, with good acidity; long finish
2006 vintage
Taster #2546 · Nov 15, 2008
94/100
Medium golden color; botrytis, tropical fruit and brown sugar nose; very tasty, deep, complex palate of floral, white blossom, pear compote, baked apple, brown sugar and preserved lemon with good acidity; medium-plus finish 94+ pts.
2006 vintage
Taster #2546 · Oct 26, 2008
93/100
Pinot on the River Tastings; 10/25/2008-10/26/2008 (Russian River Valley Winery) : Medium canary yellow color with green tinge; lovely apricot nose; luscious tart apricot with complexity and good acidity; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
2006 vintage