White
Reserve Chardonnay
Yakima Valley · Columbia Valley · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- White
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Yakima Valley · Columbia Valley
- Appellation
- Yakima Valley
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled chicken · shrimp with garlic and oil · pasta with white sauce · Brie cheese · lobster · white meats
Rated vintages
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201485 pts
The aromas are almost completely shut down, with light notes of corn on the cob and peach. The flavors are lightly concentrated, making it a strain to hear what they have to say.
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200986 pts
Just 183 cases were made of this wine, which has firm stone fruits and a more-than-generous amount of toast and butter. If you like your Chardonnays on the extra oaky side, this is for you.
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200883 pts
Perhaps an unrepresentative bottle (just one was submitted), but this 2008 reserve was muddy in the glass and flabby in the mouth. Oaky and buttery to an extreme degree, it had lost all freshness and fruit.
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200790 pts
The best Hogue Chardonnay in years, this 2007 reserve bottling showcases fully ripened apple, peach and melon fruit flavors in a luscious wrapping of new oak. Butterscotch and a whisp of vanilla carry through the seductive finish.