108, 2011
Wine Enthusiast Scores: August 2011
In the August 2011 Issue of the Wine Enthusiast several of Grapevine's wines earned excellent scores. Call you local independent retailer to order some of these wines: Amizetta 2007 [...]
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Full, lush tropical fruit dominates this wine’s aromas and flavors. Complex and heady on the palate, it is a premier example of Central Coast Chardonnay. - As one would expect, this Chardonnay exhibits classic Mount Eden Burgundian style with detailed aromas and flavors of citrus, anise, dill and earth. More open in personality than the Estate at the same age, yet with all the length of the flagship.
- Light straw colored, Filled with flavors of lime and apricot aromas with a touch of vanilla oak. Pairs best with sausage in tomato chutney.
- Lime green in color with aromas of passion fruit and citrus with hints of freshly-cut grass. Pairs best with chutney and herb glazed ribs.
- Expressive, with a fresh, flowery, Moscato-like nose. Bursts with apple and grapefruit, and then a wave of pineapple. It has spine, zest and style. A good everyday white that’s balanced
- Mac got into food and wine during his early twenties via his friends and coworkers at Trader Joe's in Southern California. He soon began taking trips up to the Central Co+ast to just to taste, but quickly found himself volunteering his time on his days off to help out at a number of wineries. After learning the process for a few years and spending more and more time on the Central Coast, Mac was ready to start making wine for himself.
- Lucia Chardonnay is a blend of fruit from the Pisoni and Soberanes Vineyards. This wine is a wonderful representation of the Santa Lucia Highlands and these estate vineyards. The goal is to create a "world-class" appellation blend; barrels for this wine are hand selected, just as for the single-vineyard wines.
- Crisp, clean finish and its beautiful golden color make this stainless Chardonnay a winner!
- Pale straw in color with greenish reflections. The wine has a fresh and balsamic aroma with marked scents of vanilla and intense fruit concentration of plums, pineapples and apricots. Pleasant, elegant white wine which combines the classic fresh and mineral scents from Chianti with ample and fragrant fruit sensations. Enjoy now or leave it to age a bit. Best served slightly chilled.
- The Russian River minerality shows through beautifully in this wine met by soft sugar cookie and angel food aromas, and followed by flavors of ripe dried mango, French vanilla and passion fruit.
- This wine is ripe and tropical, showing it’s Santa Lucia identity with aromas and flavors of Fuji apple, Asian pear, and a hint of spiced eggnog, caramel and vanilla.
- The nose of this wine makes one think of cool tropical breezes with gentle aromatics of passion fruit and Guava. Further investigation reveals the essence of subtle oak, cinnamon and green apples. The mouth texture is “oh so creamy” and almost soft, but has a definite crispness to its edges. We roll this Chardonnay around our palates and hear comments of, “nectarine, lemon, and apricot”. This is a beautifully balanced wine with just the right core of acidity and flavor. Its profile is broad and round with a finish of elegant oak. There’s a romantic quality to the wine with its sexy, brilliant flavors and soft, creamy texture.
- It's nose is fine and elegant, revealing aromas of white flowers. Its minerality is most present in the mouth. It is by nature delicate and distinguished.
- Some very appealing apple, Asian pear, mint, smoke and toast notes mark the nose of this even, medium-weight wine. It has fine fruit-to-acid balance and offers apple-peach flavors with a mild but evident butterscotch element. The tangy oak that’s present from the start shows most prominently on the spicy finish.
- Really nice chard from Pouilly-Fuissé. On the nose there's citrus and lemon oil. The palate is young and fresh with lemon/lemon cream, some slight salinity, a touch of ripe green apple, medium acidity and a medium length finish.
- Straightforward, rich and complex, it has a characteristic hint of minerality which allows it to partner noble crustaceans (lobster, crayfish…) as well as foie gras. With acidity and smoothness beautifully balanced, it also goes well with fish or white meats (veal or poultry) in cream sauce
- Opens with aromas of honeydew melon, vanilla, butterscotch and hints of oak. The palate shows bright fruit, notes of pineapple and melon marry together rounded out with nice acidity.
- Intense, wide and flowery bouquet, full and long flavor light scented with vanilla, pleasant to drink. Middle maturing capacity.
- Intense, wide and flowery bouquet, full and long flavor light scented with vanilla, pleasant to drink. Middle maturing capacity.
- Lovely Pale gold with a fragrance of tropical fruits and melon. Crisp with mineral and stone fruit on the palate accompanied by grassy undertones. Pairs well with small bites and light dishes.
- An excellent wine for food pairing, our chardonnay is full of stone fruit aromas of ripe peach and nectarine coupled with fresh notes of vanilla. Vibrant acidity frames layers of ripe fruit leading to a concentrated, long finish you’ll keep coming back to.