Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.
Lemon tart on the nose. Really nice and sharp acidity (more so than I get with nose mersaults). Orange rind on the palate. Oak is difficult to find here, actually. — 8 years ago
Finally cracked open this beauty (a gift from our wedding 2008). Forgive the lack of tasting notes but this was a truly great wine. Deep color, full-bodied, had aged beautifully. Everything I love in a French white. — 10 years ago
Aging well and holding onto it's core well. Honey with a little caramel. — 11 years ago
Lightly floral, with apples and pears, followed by a lemony finish. — 12 years ago
Couleur presque brune, un nez incroyable, du fruit confit, une texture sirupeuse un peu, il y a encore de l’acidité pour aider à balancer un peu cette richesse extravagante, la longueur est interminable. Belle expérience d’en boire un verre ou deux. 93-94
Almost brown in colour, the nose is amazingly complex, the texture is almost like syrup, there is still some acidity to balance that richness that is almost too much, and the sugar is wow, but it is still delicious and the length never stops, great experience to drink this wine that was made in only 4 vintages. — 4 years ago
2008 vintage Carneros district. This is a great example of a terrific "Village" (in Burgundy terms) Chardonnay and it shows how David Ramey's wines can age. Still young at 9 years old. Powerful nose with brioche, ripe white stone fruit and butter ( not unlike some of the more flashy Meursault wines like Goutte d'Or). Broad, intense taste, maybe not the most subtle, but irresistible. Great acidity keeps it balanced. Amazing length too. — 9 years ago
Needed a little time to let some things blow over, but then just banging. — 11 years ago
Amazing on the nose - right up my street. A little less amazing on the tongue but still good — 5 years ago
Wow, this demi sec really blew me away. Not cloying at all. The RS is there but reserved. Fig and Funky animal on the nose. Nice minerality. I can drink a lot of this. — 11 years ago
No, you are not misreading the vintage. Had a half glass of this at 3pm and took a 5hr nap. This is certainly the best white wine I've ever had. — 12 years ago
Brecht Spileers
Praying this will still be available at a reasonable price in a few years. Fantastic. 1/500 bottles. — 2 years ago