wineismylife  
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12410
 | | 06-13-2006 03:05 PM |
| 2004 Peay Vineyards Chardonnay Estate - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (6/11/2006)WIML90,NOWA,NOWS Tasted June 11, 2006 at home. 14.1% alcohol. Opened and served immediately in a Spiegelau Authentis Rot Wein glass. Light yellow color in the glass, fairly clear throughout. Nose of pears, yellow apples, crème brulee, passion fruit and some nutmeg. Flavors of green apples, pineapple, mineral, a little lime, maybe some light notes of pineapple or other tropical fruit. Crisp, almost sharp acidity. Everything seems to be in balance overall. I see no reason why this wine shouldn’t be drank over the next few years. I’ll likely blow through mine by the end of 2007 at the latest. Based on the direct from winery $45.00 a bottle price I paid I’d say the value here is recommended. (90 pts.) | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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Winegeek 
San Francisco
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1525
| | 06-16-2006 08:06 PM |
| I tasted this on 6/13 - two days after you did - and all that extra age made a big difference - I found it to be a stunning chardonnay!
Smoky/leesy/toasty/nutty aromas on top of rich/ripe/deep fruit with a distinct note of tangerine/citrus. In the nose this is a dead ringer for a Marcassin. The richness carries over into the mouth where the depth of fruit is balanced perfectly with the acidity. Beautiful stuff.
Richard
[Full disclosure: I sell the Peay Vineyards wines although I don't have any of this at the moment. While I normally don't write about wines I sell, this was too good to ignore - go find yourself some now!] | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9425
| | 06-16-2006 11:45 PM |
| | Richard, I am in complete agreement with you - this is one of the finest domestic Chardonnay's I have ever tasted. | | | 2008: the end of an error | |
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GreenDrazi
Atlanta, GA
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1761
| | 06-16-2006 11:56 PM |
| I thought it was much better too.
Ya just can't trust WIML anymore. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12410
| | 06-17-2006 12:29 AM |
| | OK. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts: 15756
| | 06-17-2006 11:49 PM |
| As wiml matures his taster also matures. Not only is he a "tough" grader he has also tasted one hell of a lot of different wines and is almost obsessive about making notes on them.
I tasted this wine last week and thought it was very very nice and gave it what I think is a very very good score: 90 points.
This wine was made by Vanessa Wong. When it was first released late last year my first bottles I had were a strong 92 points. I don't know if the difference was in the wine or in the company I drank the other bottles with. | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23629
| | 06-18-2006 08:14 PM |
| | I've already downed 3 bottles of this wine, and the my average score of the 3 is just under 93 points. I love this wine, and expect it to continue to improve over the next year or two. Fortunatley, I have enough to last me that long! | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5750
| | 06-18-2006 11:00 PM |
| I think that this is a wonderful wine. I am thrilled that Fred didn't take his two bottles!
Note to self, continue thinking of excuses for TJ and Capitolkat. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12410
| | 06-18-2006 11:02 PM |
| Where's that kiss my butt graemlin again. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5750
| | 06-19-2006 01:11 AM |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12410
| | 06-19-2006 01:54 AM |
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Excellent! | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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GreenDrazi
Atlanta, GA
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1761
| | 06-19-2006 04:05 AM |
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Matt Letson
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1339
| | 06-19-2006 07:30 PM |
| | Opened my first bottle last night. You guys are right--this juice is off-the-hook good! | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13767
| | 06-19-2006 07:36 PM |
| Quote:
I think that this is a wonderful wine. I am thrilled that Fred didn't take his two bottles!
Note to self, continue thinking of excuses for TJ and Capitolkat.
HEY! No excuses! I want my take.  | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5750
| | 06-20-2006 03:58 AM |
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I think that this is a wonderful wine. I am thrilled that Fred didn't take his two bottles!
Note to self, continue thinking of excuses for TJ and Capitolkat.
HEY! No excuses! I want my take.
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AlexRed
Northern VA
Wine Thief
Posts: 2652
| | 06-26-2006 08:30 PM |
| - 2004 Peay Vineyards Chardonnay Estate - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (6/25/2006)
wow. this was a great bottle.
cloudy yellow in color. consumed over 4 hours. (so long because the finish was so good)
stone peach, nuts and a little lemon/lime. finish with almond-like flavor and lemon curd. mouth watering acidity.
the finish on this was such that i was enjoying sipping it, savoring the long finish and then surprising myself even 60 seconds afterward with a run of my tongue over the roof of my mouth for even more. It's making my mouth water thinking about it now.
loved it. (94 pts.)
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23629
| | 06-26-2006 11:49 PM |
| | Alex... thanks for the notes. So far, this is my #1 chard of the vintage!!!! | | | |
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Jim
Grape Stomper
Posts: 182
| | 06-28-2006 02:44 AM |
| | List on this is $45. Anyone found a better price on this wine? | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23629
| | 06-28-2006 08:25 AM |
| According to Wine-Searcher (basic version), the best price is $44.89. Maybe the Pro version has a few better prices.  | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11003
| | 06-28-2006 12:53 PM |
| | Pro shows about the same. There is a place in San Diego offering it at $42.99. | | | |
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