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Some older Chardonnays
Chateau Garage pressed our 2007 Napa Rutherford Cabernet this week.
While doing so, one of our group decided to do a little cellar cleaning. We opened a 1979 and 1980 Kistler Chardonnay and a 1979 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay. Both of the Kistlers were pretty much undrinkable. It wasn't so much the oxidation, but a total lack of fruit and a "chemical" character. The Chateau Montelena was rather nice. Definitely older, but still good Chardonnay fruit and a LOT of complexity. I think I will have to put Chateau Montelena up there with Stony Hill as a California Chardonnay that ages well. Jim -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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