2016 Big Table Farm Chardonnay
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Pale, slightly hazy chartreuse. Fresh pear, peach and Meyer lemon scents show very good energy and a strong overlay of smoky reduction. Chewy and focused on the palate, offering pear nectar, citrus pith, bitter quinine and toasty lees flavors supported by a spine of juicy acidity. Finishes very long and minerally, with a lingering pear skin quality and a touch of saffron.
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James Suckling
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The 2016 Chardonnay is a touch reductive on the nose to begin, with notes of struck match and smoke opening to aromas of Golden Delicious apple, lemon cream, roasted almonds, citrus blossoms and toast. The palate is medium to full-bodied with lovely concentration of ripe orchard and citrus fruit and well-integrated toasty and creamy accents. It's lifted by juicy acidity and finishes long and toasty. 910 cases produced.
A complex and slightly toasty chardonnay with oak-derived praline and spice pervading the nose and palate, ahead of attractive fruit that really holds long and fleshy at the finish. Strong chardonnay here. Drink now.