Mineral, a dash of oak, a little butter, but all pulled tight by that acid in the cheek. Linear, juicy, and built with a real hierarchy of flavor and structure. This has architecture. Real essence of 24 energy here. — 4 months ago
Had this with Angelo. Very nice! — a year ago
Great weekday wine. Kinda Light but earthy. — 4 years ago
Nice match for Dover Sole in brown butter. — 5 years ago
Celebrating life! — 7 years ago
Paradigmatic California Chardonnay. Oak and butter and vanilla. Extraordinary. — 3 months ago
Low acidity with a nice butter finish. — 4 months ago
The last of our 2018. It has aged really well. Deep ruby color, butter, some earth. Delicious. — 9 months ago
Very buttery composition — 2 years ago
So...I had a birthday a couple weeks back, due to scheduling my regular bottle finishing team wasn't available until now, so we're finally doing it up in my grand, unique style.
Notes possibly tomorrow, scores honestly tonight.
Decanted 8H.
24-Hour Update:
Nose has moist chalk, dry limestone-based soil, yellow peach, ripe pineapple, crushed flint, struck match, orange zest, warm Anjou pear, crushed oyster shell, cold butter and honeysuckle.
Palate has warmed (ripe) pineapple, under-ripe yellow peach, hazelnut butter, vanilla, orange zest and white peach.
A great bottle, which is quite youthful and should be revisited around 2025-30. — 5 years ago
Beautiful balanced tropical notes, touch of butter and acidity — 6 years ago
This 2017 is a very lovely bottle of Chardonnay. Aromatically complex in the early going- showing lots of citrus blossom, honeysuckle and orchard fruit aromas. Ripe peach, hints of tropical fruit, sweet butter and toasted hazelnut flavors all very present. The freshness, lift and subtle minerality make this wine feel very kinetic and alive. Burgundy of this quality is consistently twice the price, and I predict a very nice aging trajectory here as well. Superb quality, great balance. — 8 years ago
06/19/26 - Was quite pale for a Chardonnay. Had sweet notes, hay and green apple. Taste was surprising with light oak but a jammy sweetness to it. M thought apple butter and S thought sweet butter. — 3 months ago
Butter, oak, lime? — 5 months ago
Gold color with subtle cloudiness. White Burgundy nose - butter, camomile, oak, and a touch of minerality. Similar on the palate with above average depth and thickness. Just my style. A little more reserved and less refined than previous bottles. — 3 years ago
Very buttery hence the name. 🤣 i like it! — 5 years ago
A milestone birthday requires some fun wines! 1st bottle to polish off is a 2008 Marcassin chard with Hog Island oysters, butter poached lobster, and shrimp.
Double decant for fine cloudy sediment. An irresistible medium gold color.. On the nose: nectarines, pineapple, vanilla toast, lemon, and crushed rocks. Taste: so gooood after 12 years. A slightly creamy wine with carmalized pear, wet stones, lemon peel, and a mineral peach long finish with good acidity. — 6 years ago



Marc Cenac
Beautiful butter bomb — 2 months ago