Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay

So cool to contrast this Marcassin to the Bouchard GC. Opposites but both brilliant. This one, feminine with white and pink flowers, cotton candy on the nose. Our Burg-hound noted with disdain that the Marcassin “took everything beautiful in the Bouchard and turned it up to 11”. We all said, “yeah, baby!” Extraordinary.

Nose: apple, rock, a little menthol, lemon, coconut

Palate:. Butterscotch, cream, tropical, slight heat

No surprise to see this bottle in the 100 point collector's dinner. This was a great bottle with notes of tropical fruit, apricot, oyster shell and honeysuckle.

Sweet and oaky a little over the top for me .

Tropical fruit, allspice, butter and nutmeg. Cloudy. Unfiltered. M- acid. Ripe fruit.

Wonderfull 2008 Sonoma Coast Marcassin, still showing Beautifull fruits, nice texture, very delicate. Very Good

Delicious in all of its richness

Today was an absolutely fantastic Friday hosting at the City Club by @Dan Fitzgerald. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert wine. Great job Dan!

I’ll let others comment on this as I thought it was flawed. Loads of butterscotch, alongside mildew, pineapple juice and old Meyer lemon. Good, but not up to normal standards! I guessed this was 2010 Sonoma chardonnay because it drank older than I thought it was.

2008 vintage. Yeah, some wackoid(s) gave this 100 points. Whatevs. Arrived at 70-72 degrees. Zero chill. Immediately plunged into an ice bath. Used a Durand to open but the über-dry cork just laughed at it and decided to pixelate into small, broken safety glass-styled fragments. Not the sign I was looking for. Here comes the funnel + screen + decanter to save the day. That screen needs a raise come review time. Put the decanter atop the ice bath with a protective serviette between and gave it another 5-6 mins in the chill. Color not quite yellow Chartreuse but pretty close. Tasted at approx 58-59 degrees. Like a trip to the confectionery + bakery. Whoa! Medium/medium-heavy body and this was popping. Splashes and suggestions of fruits, bread products and baking spices without an overriding, final boss. Phenomenal. Can’t give it a Wilt but it did not suck and should drink as such for at least another half-decade. Have had plenty of Marcassin whites and reds and this was the best of the lot. Transcendent. For all that…? 9.6. Soviet…er…Russian judge mode deployed. 3.6.25.

Way too much oak. I was so disappointed with this. While the oak isn’t on the buttery side it was just too over the top and with its age you would have thought it would have calmed down or integrate more.