Clos Pegase Mitsuko's Vineyard Chardonnay (Carneros)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

White

Uva

Chardonnay

País

United States

Região

Carneros · Napa-Sonoma

Denominação

Carneros

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201486 pts

  A tartness of acidity weaves its way throughout an otherwise barrel-influenced, medium-bodied experience, streaked in simple renderings of pineapple, pear and green olive. There's richness and concentration on its edges.

• 201191 pts

  Ripe, pure flavors of tropical fruits, Meyer lemons, limes and peaches mark this lovely Chardonnay. New French oak adds luscious notes of buttered toast. With crisp acidity and a clean, spicy finish, it's a beautiful Chard to drink now.

• 201093 pts

  Enormously ripe and rich—this is honeyed, with citrus and tropical fruit flavors. It's creamy, too, with a butterscotch accent. The magic comes on the finish with a swirl of acidity and dry mineral. Decadent but never cloying, this defines the ripe California style.

• 200985 pts

  Smells and tastes too oaky, with buttered toast and vanilla notes smothering everything else. Somewhere down in there is a pretty nice Chardonnay, with good acidity and fine pineapple, pear and apple flavors.

• 200892 pts

  A pure, clean Chardonnay whose dry richness is balanced with cool-climate acidity and a citrus streak almost like Sauvignon Blanc. Shows pineapple and pear flavors that indicate the varietal, but then crisp, tartly acidic lemongrass and grapefruits kick in. The result is wonderf…

• 200785 pts

  The oak contributes buttered toast, butterscotch and caramel flavors to this dry, crisp wine, but the underlying fruit isn't strong enough to support all that weight. Shows only modest flavors of pineapples, kiwis and minerals. Disappointing.

• 200593 pts

  Superripe in fruit and superoaky, this is a big, lush, powerful Chardonnay, but for all the size, it maintains balance and elegance. Potent in smoky, vanilla-accented pineapple brûlée, exotic date and stony mineral flavors, it shows the crisp acidity the vineyard is known for, a…