This is the 2022 Vintage - out of a 375ml - have a soft spot for this Winery when Brice Jones owned it he had the most amazing Chardonnay symposium with speakers from around the world - Now it’s owned by Brown Forman ( big distributor) Made in the same style lees contact - toasted bread , toasted nuts , honey , butterscotch, medium bodied , med acidity , — a year ago
Sweet and bubbly and tastes like strawberries. — 5 years ago
Just open it, purple color, then turned into deep cherry red. Sweet spicy berry and black currant. Jam. Slight acidic. Good balanced. DOMAINE JONES FITOU 17 @3300, Umem, 240526-240626 — a month ago
Light to mid Ruby in colour. Red and dark fruit florals like Plums also rose petals and sous bois like compost heap. Palate is quite stolid and deep - needs more time to add complexity. A natural acidity still present ( Phillip Jones always bangs on about natural acidity and would never add acid). After an hour or so in the decanter and vigorous swirling you could smell this wine for days. I believe HH’s drinking window of 2016 to 2021 is conservative and should leave my last one for a couple of years to at least 2022. — 4 years ago
Blattner’s for exelthon reception delicious — 2 months ago
45 min decant(decent chunky/fine sediment). A wondrous dark ruby red with little bricking. On the Nose: A shy nose of prunes and dark currants, wet earth, tobacco, herbs, crushed granite, some mint. Taste: silky, creamy wine with red plum, old leather, vanilla coffee, and a minty chocolaty currant medium finish. YUM! Aged well and still very fun to drink. Glad to have another bottle. — 3 months ago
This is officially the Bass Phillip Estate Chardonnay but that choice not offered by Delectable. The wine is pale gold in colour. Aromas of leesy solids, cashews and toasty notes. On the palate sweetish, mandarin flesh and white nectarines. Quite developed on the palate with minimal acid and Medium + Intensity. A mouthful of flavour - quite delicious in the richer spectrum. If Phillip Jones makes great Pinot Noir he should be able to make great Chardonnay, and he does. — 4 years ago
David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Excellent w/ short ribs. Still early & acceding. 10-15 years ahead. — a month ago