2016 Arnot-Roberts Chardonnay Trout Gulch Vineyard
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Offering up pretty aromas of fresh, green orchard fruit, honey and a subtle top note of smoky reduction, the 2016 Chardonnay Trout Gulch Vineyard is medium-bodied, elegantly textural and pure, with bright acids and good depth, concluding with a stony, mouthwatering finish. It's an attractively balanced and stylistically understated Chardonnay to enjoy over the next 6 or 7 years, perhaps longer.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Chardonnay Trout Gulch is wonderfully polished, nuanced and transparent. Lemon peel, white flowers, mint and chalk notes give the Trout Gulch its distinctive, bright flavor profile. In some years, the Trout Gulch has leaned towards the more austere of the Chardonnay spectrum. The 2016 has all the energy of the more tightly wound vintages, but with a bit more textural resonance that is the result of the wine having spent more time on its lees during aging.