Pahlmeyer Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2008
Pahlmeyer Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2008
Chardonnay from Sonoma County, California
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winemaker's notes:
The grapes were hand-sorted and gently whole-cluster pressed. After overnight settling, the juice was racked to barrels for
100% native wild yeast barrel fermentation followed by malo-lactic fermentation. The wine was aged in 80% new French oak
barrels for eleven months on the lees, which were stirred weekly. It was not fined or sterile filtered.
The 2008 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is pale yellow-green in color. It has a profuse nose of honeysuckle, vanilla, orange zest
and lemon curd. The creamy mouthfeel is balanced with crisp minerality and firm acidity. The finish never ends.
alcohol by volume:
14.9%
critical acclaim:
"The 2008 Chardonnay reveals a greenish hue to its medium straw color as well as a super-intense nose of mandarin oranges, quince, white peaches, and hints of brioche and earth. Full-bodied with good underlying minerality, this crisp, elegant, fresh white wine is another superb effort from a winery that has a Midas touch with Chardonnay."
95 Points
The Wine Advocate
"Somewhat hazy in appearance and high in pulpy, sweet and ripe fruit aromas, this wine follows the unabashedly, unreservedly outgoing style of unfiltered genre. Its fruit-first, pear and apple aromas are supported by generous oak enrichment in the nose, and the wine's bold, deep character is repeated in flavors that go on and on at the finish. It is no shrinking violet to be sure, and there are bound to be those who find too much of a good thing in its exuberant personality, but if balanced power fits your taste, then look no further."
93 Points
Wine Enthusiast
"Medium yellow. Complex, soil-driven aromas of yellow plum, white nectarine, citrus peel, nutmeg, minerals and butterscotch. Then dry, chewy and saline in the mouth, with fruit very much in the background. Uncompromisingly dry on the finish. I'd give this 12 to 18 months before pulling the cork."
91 Points
International Wine Cellar
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