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2015 Buena Vista Chardonnay Carneros – USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros (10/25/2019)
Day 1: Honey dew melon, spice, mild oak, Carmel and tropical fruit. This is a very flavorful wine with medium plus finish. Quite complex for $9.97. One of the top values of the year for sure. 90 points
Day 2: This is really good and one of the best Chardonnays under $10 I have ever tasted. Carmel, tropical fruit, melon, mild oak and vanilla. Tastes like a $40 Domestic Chardonnay from a good producer. Great balance and finish. 90 points (90 points) $9.97
Why Buy? This will be the 3 Day Wine Review wine of the year under $10.00. There is nothing available at that price that is better in the Chardonnay category. Normally a Chardonnay in that price point will have some major flaw but none here.
2016 K Vintners Syrah The Deal Sundance Vineyard – USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Wahluke Slope (10/24/2019)
Day 1: Pop and pour and will revisit day 1 a few times. First taste is wood! No score.
Day 1.15: Little air has helped a lot. Roasted meats, spice, volcanic ash, dried herbs, red berries and crushed rock. Medium to long finish. This wine needs some serious air. Score withheld.
Day 2: Showing some form. Black olives, stone, red currants, spice and floral notes. Much more complexity here and the offensive wood/oak quality on the pop and pour is gone. Medium to long finish and complex. This wine needs a serious decant if you are drinking on day 1. Should be a 4 day review for sure. 91 points
Day 3: This is really taking form with red currants, floral, stone, subtle spices, roasted meat and volcanic ash. Medium plus finish and concentrated. This wine rounded out into quite a nice value at $30. 92 points
Day 4: Great Syrah character. Roasted meats, white pepper, black olives, red currants and minerals. Medium plus finish. Holding strong. Long term ager based on this day 4 showing. 92 points.
Recommendation: This wine needs a serious decant to be enjoyed now. Cellar window easily drinking well into 2030. (92 points) $29.99
Why Buy? K Vintners makes some of the best wines in Washington/US for the money. Their sweet spot is the Syrah Wines.
NV Mumm Napa Brut Prestige – USA, California, Napa Valley (10/13/2019)
Excellent again. Good acidity, pear, apple and minerals. A good bottle after a few suspect ones. (89 points) $15.99
Other Wines worth seeking out:
2016 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Knights Valley(USA, California, Sonoma County, Knights Valley) $38.99 (Well below the average price of $55).
2015 Newton Cabernet Sauvignon Unfiltered(USA, California, Napa Valley)
Love Chardonnay. Will have to try the Buena vista
Get it while it is there.
Just try it Jt for the 2nd time and even better. As good as Ramey’s Sonoma for 3 times the price.
Stock up!!!
Thanks for the recommendations. The Chard sounds wonderful
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