Kongsgaard
Napa Valley Chardonnay
Napa Valley, California, USA
The 2018 Chardonnay is a gorgeous, luscious Chardonnay loaded with character. Plush fruit and soft contours bring out all of the natural richness of various Wente Clone Chardonnay selections. Almond paste, dried flowers, butter, chamomile, apricot and tropical fruit all build into a striking crescendo of flavors and textures. This is an especially oily, weighty style of Napa Valley Chardonnay. As always, the Napa Valley Chardonnay is a blend of fruit from Hudson and Hyde. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2021)
The 2018 Chardonnay is a gorgeous, luscious Chardonnay loaded with character. Plush fruit and soft contours bring out all of the natural richness of various Wente Clone Chardonnay selections. Almond paste, dried flowers, butter, chamomile, apricot and tropical fruit all build into a striking crescendo of flavors and textures. This is an especially oily, weighty style of Napa Valley Chardonnay. As always, the Napa Valley Chardonnay is a blend of fruit from Hudson and Hyde. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2021)
Pineapple, Lemon, lime zest, mandarin, peach, green apple, creme brûlée, butterscotch.
Pineapple, Lemon, lime zest, mandarin, peach, green apple, creme brûlée, butterscotch.
Feb 26th, 2021
Kongsgaard - always a privilege and pleasure. Such complexity even in its youth. Full on Burgundian textures multi layered palate with flinty entry and beautiful full bodied orchard fruits on the palate. Virtuoso stuff.
Kongsgaard - always a privilege and pleasure. Such complexity even in its youth. Full on Burgundian textures multi layered palate with flinty entry and beautiful full bodied orchard fruits on the palate. Virtuoso stuff.
Jul 28th, 2021
Wow. Just wow 🤩 only the best for my wife on Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day to all the Delectable Moms 🥂
Wow. Just wow 🤩 only the best for my wife on Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day to all the Delectable Moms 🥂
May 9th, 2021
Oak, beautiful fruit, body, all integrating.
Oak, beautiful fruit, body, all integrating.
Feb 16th, 2021Not the judge but still enjoyable
Not the judge but still enjoyable
Jan 23rd, 2021Not many better domestic Chardonnays than Kongsgaard. Huge stone fruit with all kinds of complications and a very slight and hidden bitterness lurking. Gorgeous. Too young but damn so good.
Not many better domestic Chardonnays than Kongsgaard. Huge stone fruit with all kinds of complications and a very slight and hidden bitterness lurking. Gorgeous. Too young but damn so good.
Nov 2nd, 2020
Another good bottle of this tho this one seemed to have a lot of really tight phenol type wax up front overpowering the fruit
Another good bottle of this tho this one seemed to have a lot of really tight phenol type wax up front overpowering the fruit
Feb 20th, 2022