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roast chicken · Caesar salad · lobster with butter · mushroom risotto

Rated vintages

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201688 pts

A gold color and oaky aromas of popcorn, buttered corn and stone fruits open this chunky, resiny, oak-heavy Chardonnay. Oaky, buttery flavors carry over from the nose, and oak spice dominates the finish on this full-bodied but not very fruity offering.
201587 pts

This golden Chardonnay is loaded with rich, oaky aromas of corn pudding, butterscotch, baked apple and wood grain. Plump and soft on the palate, this tastes of baked apple, creamed corn and buttery oak, with popcorn to the finish. Drink through 2017.
201488 pts

In the past we said the enemy of El Enemigo was too much oak; that heavy oak character persists, but it is more integrated than in prior bottlings. Along with woody aromas, look for cidery apple scents in front of a soft, chunky palate. Flavors of popcorn, caramel and baked appl…
201385 pts

This ripe offering smells of corn, baked apple and oak. It's creamy and woody in the mouth, with modest acidity. Flavors of creamed corn, caramel and soft melon finish plump, with a baked quality. It lacks vivacity.
201282 pts

Gold in color, then soft and smelling of butterscotch, this comes across as having a low pulse. In the mouth, that's confirmed; it's a flat-liner with sweet, creamy, buttery flavors of baked apple and spiced pumpkin. On the finish, it's mostly expired.