Testarossa Rincon Vineyard Chardonnay (Arroyo Grande Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

White

Uva

Chardonnay

País

United States

Região

Arroyo Grande Valley · Central Coast

Denominação

Arroyo Grande Valley

Corpo

medium

Acidez

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201591 pts

  There's an expert balance between lightly melted butter, pithy Meyer lemon and toasted marcona almond on the nose of this bottling from the region's iconic vineyard. The palate is wound up tightly, offering good grip and lots of textural length while showing flavors of chamomile…

• 201492 pts

  Very stony and chalky sea-shell aromas arise off of this bottling that also benefits from lemon curd and plump Anjou-pear fruit on the edges. A tingling acidity and steely structure frames the palate, where delicate flavors of Key lime and more lemon curd add depth to the tensio…

• 201390 pts

  This single-vineyard exploration shows a more tropical side than the winery's other Chardonnays. Rich, rounded notes of honeysuckle, lemon custard and apple cider characterize the nose. The palate is reserved compared to the showy aromas, with buttered peach and green-apple flav…

• 201290 pts

  Salted peach, vanilla-smeared French toast and a hint of guava make for a very powerful aromatic impression on this wine from the Arroyo Grande appellation at the southern end of San Luis Obispo County. Those scents don't exactly translate to the palate, though, where the wine i…

• 201191 pts

  Exceptionally ripe tropical fruit, citrus and apricot flavors combine with oak to produce this rich, opulent Chardonnay. It's brisk in acidity and modest in alcohol, giving it true elegance. Drink it now with tuna, shrimp, scallop and other rich foods that go with Chardonnay.

• 201095 pts

  A gorgeous Chardonnay, flamboyant in tropical fruit, honey, cream and buttered toast, but so balanced in acids and minerals, so clean and pure, that it ventures into truly classic territory. The vineyard long has been a special one for Talley. Now, Testarossa gets to dip in, wit…