Chardonnay

Description

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Tasting notes
2004 Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve

17
***

05/2006 Medium body and fruit. Nice balance. A bit pricey, but good.
2001 Chateau Souverain

12
**

12/2002 Medium body, little fruit. This wine seems to have too much oak, and not enough fruit. This is not as good as the earlier vintages, and it no longer comes in the bottle with "multiple facets" on the sides.
1998 Viansa
Reserve

25
***

12/2002 Very nice - full body, good fruit, complex flavors. On the expensive side!
2000 Bogle

9
**

12/2002 Medium body, good fruit. Nice balance. Good wine for this price.
1999 Viansa
Cento per Cento

35
***

08/2002 Very nice - full body, good fruit, complex flavors. On the expensive side!
2001 Lindemans Bin 65
Australia

7
**

08/2002 Light body, good fruit. Nice balance. Good wine for this price.
2000 R H Phillips

9
**

08/2002 Light body, good fruit. Nice balance. Good wine for this price.
1999 Callaway Coastal

8
**

08/2002 Light body, good fruit. Nice balance. Good wine for this price.
1999 Chateau Souverain

12
***

08/2002 Medium body, good fruit. Nice balance and mouth feel, long aftertaste. Excellent wine for this price!
1998 Viansa
Cento per Cento

35
***

06/2002 Very nice - full body, good fruit, complex flavors. On the expensive side!
1998 Chateau Souverain

12
***

08/2001 Medium body, good fruit. Nice balance and mouth feel, long aftertaste. Excellent wine for this price!
1998 Fisher
Coach Insignia

21
***

08/2001 Very nice - full body, good fruit, fairly complex. On the expensive side, but it is worth it.
1996 Fetzer
Barrel Select

13
**

08/1999 Medium body, good fruit. Well balanced wine.
1996 Clos du Bois Calcaire

15
***

03/1999 Very nice - medium body, good fruit. More of a French style than most California chardonnays.
1996 Clos du Bois Flintwood

15
***

03/1999 Medium body, good fruit. Similar to Calcaire.
1997 Chateau Souverain

12
***

02/1999 Medium body, good fruit. Nice balance and mouth feel, long aftertaste. Excellent wine for this price!
1996 Newton

21
***

06/1998 Very nice - full body, good fruit, fairly complex. I prefer to drink this with NO food at all!
1995 Stonestreet

20
***

05/1998 Very nice - medium body, good fruit, a touch of oak. Exceptionally well balanced wine. A bit pricey, but really good.
1995 Rodney Strong Chalk Hill

14
***

04/1998 Medium body, good fruit. This is one that Cynthia really likes.
1996 Meridian

9
**

03/1998 Medium body, good aroma. A bit unbalanced? Lemony fruit flavors. Probably worth buying at this price.
1996 Byron

16
***

03/1998 Medium body, good fruit.
1996 Rombauer

22
***

03/1998 Very nice - big body, good fruit. A huge mouthful of wine. A bit pricey, but really good.

 Wine Ratings: * Fair, ** Good to Very Good, *** Excellent

Last modified: August 27, 2006

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