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Evening Land Seven Spring Vineyard (Summum)
- 2008 Chardonnay
- Eola-amity hills, Oregon
- 3
- Complex, dense-sim to great burgundy
- Ripe citrus, toast, vanilla
- 224
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Evening Land
- 2009 Chardonnay
- Arroyo Grande Valley
- 2.5
- Lighter less oaky, fruity
- Apple, lemon, hint of herbal
- 59
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Hamilton Russel
- 2009 Chardonnay
- South Africa
- 4
- Round, Rich, smoky, multilayered.
- Ripe fruit, nuttiness, underlying minerality
- 62
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Hirsch Estate
- 2009 Chardonnay
- Sonoma Coast
- 3
- Elegant/Complex, Elevated Acidity
- Apple, Toast, Hazelnuts
- 96
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Kistler "les noisetiers"
- 2009 Chardonnay
- Sonoma Coast
- 3.5
- Classic, toasty oak
- Baked apple, vanilla
- 93
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Iron Horse Vineyards Unoaked
- 2008 Chardonnay
- Green Valley
- 1.5
- Tart fruit of granny smith, warm lemon, stone minerality
- 45
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Patz & Hall Hyde Vineyard
- 2009 Chardonnay
- Carneros
- 3.5
- Fresh and round, well balanced, gracefully integrated oak, smokiness, and firm acidity
- 72
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Paritua
- 2007 Chardonnay
- Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
- 2.5
- Bright and fresh with lighter oak treatment
- Lighter style
- Crisp, citrus zest, baked apple, brisk mineral notes
- 56
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Michaud the pinnacles national monument
- 2005 Chardonnay
- Chalone
- 3.5
- Silky, elegand texture
- Ripe apple, citrus, toast and roasted nuts
- 49
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Peay
- 2009 Chardonnay
- Sonoma Coast
- 3
- Sim To Hirsch-elegant and complex
- Apple, toast, hazelnut, elevated acidity
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Sequinot-bordet
- 2008 Chablis
- Unoaked, clean, firm acidity, classic chablis flavors- chalky, calcareous, oyster shell like
- 39
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Long-Depaquit les Vaudesir grand cru
- 2006 Chablis
- Some oak
- Multi-layered structure, elegant rich, concentrated
- Limeston chalkiness
- 126
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Moreau Vaudesir Grand Cru
- 2008 Chablis
- Same vineyard as Long-depaquit
- Lighter and more fruity
- Citrus and bright minerality
- 157
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Parent Corton grand cru
- 2005 Burgundy
- Great price
- Concentrated bold classic aromas
- Roasted nuts, smoky flint, rich baked apple
- 175
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Pierre Matrot charmes 1er cru
- 2008 Meursalt
- Lighter style
- Firm acidity, judicious use of oak
- 126
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Ballot-Millot les narvaux 1er cru
- 2008 Meursalt
- Richer than matrot
- dense but well balanced with bright minerality
- Mineral driven, understated fruitiness of apple and ripe citrus
- 95
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Leflaive les folatieres 1er cru
- 2008 Puligny Montrachet
- Leflaive is one of the most prized producers
- Biodynamic leads to complex, rich, multilayered with elegance and concentration
- 390
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Bernard Morey morgeot 1er cru
- 2003 Chassagne-Montrachet
- Well rounded, elegant, ripe
- Classic aromas
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Niellon clos st jean 1er cru
- 1999 Chassagne-Montrachet
- 154
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Dancer la Romanee 1er cru
- 2007 Chassagne Montrachet
- Full body and rich, round mouth feel, concentrated fruit and minerality
- 165
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Bret Brothers la cote rotie saint-veran
- 2008
- Great wine from an appellation outside main Cote D'Or area
- Pronounced minerality.
- Like chablis
- 78
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Domaine de la tournelle terre de gryphees
- 2007 Arbois France
- From Jura region so shows oxidative flavors- Sherry Like
- Great wine with cheese and smoked seafood dishes
- 47
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3 Main Villages for White Burgundy in order of leaner to weightier
- Meursalt
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Chassagne-Montrachet
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