TN: 2011 Arcadian - Chardonnay "Clos Pepe Vnyd" (USA, CA, Central Coast, Sta Rita Hills)

WINE TALK
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2011 Arcadian Chardonnay Clos Pepe Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills (1/8/2017)
– opened 30 min before initial taste –
– tasted non-blind over approx. one hour –

NOSE: very rich, buttery Nose; aromas of overripe pineapple, mango, and papaya.

BODY: medium-full bodied.

TASTE: medium-light oak; very rich; tropical; medium+ to high acidity; 13.9% alc. well-hidden; good mid-term ager.

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Had this wine and thought it was fantastic. Perhaps I’m more suited to a richer style of wine because I thought this wine was quite balanced and would not use “very rich” or “overripe” in my tasting notes for it. Of course, it’s all relative.

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The 2010 is really freaking good. It’s less tropical than the 2011 is but is very well structured

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Joe does a great job with our fruit. [cheers.gif]

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Brian,

Quick question - if and when you review wines from Napa or Sonoma, do you say ‘North Coast’ before the specific AVA? Just curious . . .

Cheers.

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It auto fills from cellartracker like that when you export a note. If you have a complaint you should bring it up with them.

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Not a ‘complaint’, Charlie - just curiosity. Do you know if it auto-fills North Coast with Sonoma or Napa? Just don’t use it as often as so many others on this board do.

Cheers.

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No.

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I wonder why the distinction? Again, not a ‘complaint’ but it doesn’t make sense.

Eric Levine, care to pipe in? :slight_smile:

Cheers!

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It’d be a good thread to start separately

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2011 Arcadian Chardonnay Clos Pepe Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills (1/8/2017)
– opened 30 min before initial taste –
– tasted non-blind over approx. one hour –

NOSE: very rich, buttery Nose; aromas of overripe pineapple, mango, and papaya.

BODY: medium-full bodied.

TASTE: medium-light oak; very rich; tropical; medium+ to high acidity; 13.9% alc. well-hidden; good mid-term ager.

Did you like it? Just giving you a hard time as I know you are not fan of the points. Are you guys coming back over the Holidays?

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Done:

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Larry,

My answer is “No,” for the reason Charlie gave: it’s auto-populated from CT.

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John,

I did like it, but not as much as most of the Sleepy Hollow bottlings. Unfortunately, this is not a MN XMas year for us, but next year should be. [cheers.gif]