2007 Rivers-Marie Chardonnay B. Thieriot Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (8/22/2009) Dinner at Rick Moonen's RM Seafood. A dead ringer for a white Burg, this wine displays refined aromas of white corn, hazelnut, lime zest, and lemon pulp. Lean and flinty on the palate, with precise notes of ocean spray, saline, lemon pulp, kumquat, and crushed minerals. Elegant and zesty with great acidity. An excellent wine that is drinking well now but with tremendous aging potential. Easily 93-94 points. (93 pts.)
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2007 Rivers-Marie Chardonnay B. Thieriot Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (10/17/2009) WIML90
Tasted October 17, 2009 at an offline.
Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of toasted oak, vanilla and cream. Flavors of toast, hazlenut and yellow pears. Medium acidity and body. Drink over the short term, perhaps the medium term. (90 pts.)
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