Awesome, pure tropical fruit with the right amount of oak. This is ready to drink.
Awesome, pure tropical fruit with the right amount of oak. This is ready to drink.
Jul 7th, 2020
Not much to add to prior notes. I think the oak has integrated a bit more since I last tried this. Still one of my all time favorite Cali chards.
Not much to add to prior notes. I think the oak has integrated a bit more since I last tried this. Still one of my all time favorite Cali chards.
Sep 4th, 2018Balanced, beautiful profile, rich honeyed apricot, vanilla, very long finish. Easy drinking. Some may say too easy. Love this wine. @Bill Bender we are usually aligned so will have to revisit this in November.
Balanced, beautiful profile, rich honeyed apricot, vanilla, very long finish. Easy drinking. Some may say too easy. Love this wine. @Bill Bender we are usually aligned so will have to revisit this in November.
Aug 6th, 2017
I don't get it. Not my jam at all. CT notes average 96 but this was messy. Oak times 10, cloying, over ripe. Perhaps it's just young and disjointed but I'm not eager to revisit it again, ever.
I don't get it. Not my jam at all. CT notes average 96 but this was messy. Oak times 10, cloying, over ripe. Perhaps it's just young and disjointed but I'm not eager to revisit it again, ever.
1 person found it helpfulMay 30th, 2016This vintage may be polarizing as it seems at this stage to be a bit heavier on the oak than in the past. But I still love this wine. Concentrated fruit, butterscotch. Long finish. Nice acidity. I've yet to have a Chardonnay made by TRB - or any vintage of Shibumi Knoll for that matter - that I haven't enjoyed. If you like a bigger Chardonnay, you'll enjoy this.
This vintage may be polarizing as it seems at this stage to be a bit heavier on the oak than in the past. But I still love this wine. Concentrated fruit, butterscotch. Long finish. Nice acidity. I've yet to have a Chardonnay made by TRB - or any vintage of Shibumi Knoll for that matter - that I haven't enjoyed. If you like a bigger Chardonnay, you'll enjoy this.
Apr 5th, 2017Needed decanting, but opened up after 1 1/2 hours. Viscous, tropical, big, nice. Need to revisit with some age.
Needed decanting, but opened up after 1 1/2 hours. Viscous, tropical, big, nice. Need to revisit with some age.
Jan 31st, 2016
Wonderful Chardonnay! Light oak, butter but nothing overpowering. Incredibly smooth finish.
Wonderful Chardonnay! Light oak, butter but nothing overpowering. Incredibly smooth finish.
Jul 3rd, 2017
Chris had this 8 years ago
Chris had this 8 years ago
Jan 4th, 2017
Heather had this 9 years ago
Heather had this 9 years ago
Jun 7th, 2015
David had this 3 years ago
David had this 3 years ago
Oct 16th, 2021
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
