Arnot Roberts, Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Chardonnay, Napa Valley

Arnot Roberts · California › Napa Valley › United States of America

White · Chardonnay

Critics

92 /100

Reviews

professional

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Community Reviews

Reviews

92.1

Avg Score

Highest

Solid offering. Quite lean in style and almost a chablis element though does flesh out a little. 12.5% abv some lemon.

2019 vintage

Could compete with a Meursault or Chassagne. A medium bodied wine showing stone fruit with a squeeze of lemon and a hint of oak. A nice, balanced finish. Takes at least an hour to open up.

2019 vintage

Double blind tasting Medium straw color Medium aromas - reductive rubber band/ matchstick at first but then candied lemon and hints of new oak Medium bodied with palate of candied lemon - full and fairly broad mouthfeel Medium plus acidity and medium alcohol with mild phenolic bitterness Rather short finish led by fruit and acid I really had no idea where to go here and finally ended up with AR Sauvignon Blanc - the reduction notes threw me I just …

2019 vintage

Medium straw Aromatics medium +. Oak spice versus a flinty reductive quality. Butter, Meyer lemon, yellow soft apple. Later some butterscotch. Palate has a medium body. Mouthfeel has a rounded edges.Acid medium +. No phenolics. Alcohol medium. Lemon, lemongrass and lemon seeds. Finish has a medium length. Balanced Dry glass notes of butterscotch and flint I liked the complex aromatics. Drink now. I would be surprised with aging adding a lot.

2019 vintage

Light/ Medium gold color Medium plus aromas of yellow apple/ lemon and pineapple with white florals and gravel notes backed with tender oak spices Medium bodied with palate of apple/ lemon and red apple skin - palate is quite broad and mouth filling but at the same time more delicate than most CA Chardonnay Medium plus acidity and medium alcohol Medium plus finish led by fruit and acid Very well balanced CA Chardonnay - not as fruit forward as most …

2019 vintage

Way better than the 2019 Trout Gulch I had the week before. Reductive and lean. No hurry to drink based on this bottle.

2019 vintage

PnP. Seems a bit closed down at the moment. Likely upscore. Consistent with the Chablisienne house style. 12.5%

2019 vintage

excellent. Distinguishes itself from CA chardonnay style. Great balance of citrus, fruit and a touch of oak.

2019 vintage

delightful, balanced.

2019 vintage

Tasted over 4 hrs -translucent light gold green -sweet lemon sea breeze and faint brown spice -med+ acidity gives just the right kick to the finish married to a sappy saline residue that lingers, med/med- weight has enough to feel elegant and rounded, baked apple and brown spice in a lighter Chablis-like package -really lovely juice that could fool me into thinking it is a Vaillons in a somewhat riper vintage

2019 vintage

This needs time. A lot of citrus and acid, not yet really integrated. Today i find it also lacks some complexity and depth to the fruit. But the length is there, which is a mark of its quality and bodes well for the future. I would wait five or six years. The best is yet to come.

2019 vintage

From magnum. Dry, tight, focused with stones, citrus, and beautiful acidity. Will improve but why wait? Delicious.

2019 vintage

Much crisper and tight than the 2018 version and likely needs more time to develop. Citrus and stone. Promising.

2019 vintage

Quite tart. My kind of Chardonnay. Initial flavors of unripened fruit--peach, table grapes, maybe papaya, Not surprisingly, there is a lot of citrus--lemon, as much as anything. Some minerality towards the rear palate, A very refreshing wine, but I can see how this style might not appeal to some,

2019 vintage