B. Thieriot Vineyard Chardonnay

appearance: medium golden yellow
aromas: lemon zest, Golden Delicious apple, jasmine, gun flint
palate: citrus, crushed rocks
structure: medium body, dry, racy acidity, 13.8% ABV
winemaking: cool climate vineyard close to the coast, planted in 1990, 20% new French oak

Consistent good year after year. Not quite as good as the 13.

Delish...

Tropical fruit and more tropical fruit. Orange peel, mango, pear and pineapple. Delicious...

Not as great as I remember. Perhaps going through a little dumb phase. Air did help.

I wanted to pop the 2013 but had it in my offsite. Popped this at cellar temp and double decanted to wake it up. Beautiful golden color. A nose summed up well by my 3 year old as “everything”. Topical and peachy fruits with a lot of lychee, spring flowers, baking spices, freshly baked muffins. Great texture underneath white tea, lemon curd, and vanilla. Long and lingering finish with racy acid. I did expect a little more butter and roundness but this was beautiful nonetheless.

Really nice Chardonnay. Crisp and lively with lots of creamy lemon curd.

This bottle is a bit disappointing. It comes across as surprisingly advanced and quite tired. Quite a bit of bruised apple on the nose and not a lot else.

Fernando had this 8 years ago

Jeffrey had this 8 years ago