S.S. Mandani

9.0

Not getting a ton on the nose. Maybe some slight lemon and white flowers.

Good fruit flavor but also overpowering acidity.

Lemons, citrus, slight stone fruit but not a ton.

Good. Feel like because there’s no to little malo, the natural acid stays top. — a year ago

Jordan Costello

9.1

Crisp and tart. Nice malo crispness. Still fresh for V19 — 4 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.5

Chablis-like restraint in a very good way. Nose is tense, citrus and lots of limestone, an almost reductive floral nose and a touch of silky softness to balance. Acidity is high but not crazy, strange considering the house style is supposedly to inhibit all malo. Great stuff, I want to drink lots of it — 5 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.1

Medium gold in the glass. Reticent nose, round malo richness on the palate. Ripe pear and sweet red apple notes.., just enough acid to keep in interesting. Riper that I usually expect from Oregon at 14.2... this is no Chablis! Wine works well with food , but more reminiscent of Sonoma than Willamette. — 6 years ago

Will Stanley

9.4

What a joy to drink this 9 year old Marlborough Chardonnay in a near perfect spot with little sign of age. This is so bright, fresh, vibrant but carries a depth that I didn’t expect from this region.

Complex palate with white peony, pepper, lemon, grapefruit and mouth watering acidity. The finish is so, so long and couldn’t be more buttery. Like, minutes later buttery. Could this be barrel age, could it be malo fermentation - not sure. But I love it. — 6 years ago

Stephen

9.0

Very crisp and refreshing. 15% malo — 7 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

Quite subtle for full malo & barrel aging. Exotic fruit with nice acidity and some buttery, caramel notes. Surprising freshness for such a warm climate. Not bad. — 8 years ago

Ron R

9.3

First time trying this, and we were very impressed. Lots of orchard fruits on the nose, with a hint of baked apples. Very little perceptible wood treat on the nose or palate. It presents crisp on the palate with a nice bright acidity, but has volume and weight. Love the fruit and moderate sweetness. Less malo and nutty notes make this a big hit for us.
Valentines dinner at Avra, NYC. — a year ago

with Anne-marie

Matt Perlman

9.2

Has evolved splendidly—rich and slightly unctuous, lemon curd, wet stones, judicious toasty hazelnut and vanilla, but the blocked-malo style gives it plenty of zip — 4 years ago

Didrik Wisén

9.0

Superlent juicigt med lite körsbärssmak. Välbalanserad. Mycket gott — 5 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.1

Pale straw, saline, osyter shel, lees, kefir lime, candied green apple, mushroom, used oak, full malo, 11 months in barrel, whole cluster no destemming so that quick extraction of must. Creamy and round on the palate. Med acid, med+ body, intensity, and length. — 6 years ago

Jenks

8.9

Zero malo Chardonnay is 👌🏻 — 6 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.1

In an awkward place right now - but the creaminess from Malo braced up against the stewed dark fruits is a thought piece on what exactly this wine could become. — 7 years ago

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9.3

(raised in stainless steel tanks and made with no malo) Limpid straw-yellow. Assertive, mineral-accented orchard fruit, melon and fennel aromas are sharpened by hints of ginger and lemon zest. Intense pear skin, Meyer lemon and violet pastille flavors show a suave blend of richness and delicacy thanks to a spine of juicy acidity. Closes minerally, taut and impressively long, leaving a powerful floral note behind. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, February 2018) — 8 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Excellent Chardonnay! No Malo. — 2 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.1

Yellow apple and green apple. Cream soda, vanilla pod, basil, medium acidity. no malo, aged in 80 years' old foudres <300L with thick tartrates. 15-16 inches of rain that year (2017). — 4 years ago

J. Kim

9.0

Almost flawless and absolutely at its peak. The oak and the malo conversion is perfectly executed. — 5 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.0

Fair amount of Malo. Buttery. With well balanced oak. Pineapple, vanilla. Medium full bodied. Almonds, custard. Will age well. — 5 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

It seems like the price of this creeps up every year which is vexing. The speciale is rich and intensely vinous and umami, with cutting acidity (non-malo) tart green apple and mandarin orange, spearmint, spice and toast. Still think I prefer the basic cuvée pound for pound — 7 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.2

100 Malo. Aged on lees...which are apparently hand sorted. I’ll repeat. The lees are sorted by hand 🖐 — 7 years ago