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Brian K Miller
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Brian K Miller
Passionate Arboisphile
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Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:05 am
Northern California
Jenise wrote:I'm a fan, too. About 15 years ago I was friends with someone who routinely pulled out ten+ year old bottles of SH chards, they were always great and the wines were very hard to acquire then. That seems to be less true now--wonder if they're still made with aging in mind?
Brian K Miller wrote:2011 Stony Hill Napa Valley Chardonnay.
At Redd Restaurant in Yountville with my friends Joe and Donna. Drank two glasses with our fish entree.
No Malolactic. No leese stirring. Old barrels aging.
The purity of fruit is amazing, with blazing acidity and a delicious tangy note that makes me surprised there is no on-lees aging. There is almost a Riesling character here I have never experienced in a Chardonnay!!!!! But then, at the end, there is this lovely, even amazing roundness of Chardonnay mouth feel and fruit.
I am not a big Chardonnay drinker, but Stony Hill may be a new favorite!
Brian K Miller
Passionate Arboisphile
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Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:05 am
Northern California
Mark Lipton wrote:Brian,
I am a bit surprised that it took you this long to "discover" Stony Hill. Arguably, they were the first "cult" winery in CA back in the '70s. And, yes, those Chardonnays do age splendidly. We've got some of the 2007 in the cellar at the moment, and it's still not quite ready for prime time. You should visit them by bike the next time you're cycling the valley: they're about 2 mi off Hwy 29 along a road that winds up the side of Spring Mountain through Napa-Bothe State Park. It's steep and winding, but then you get to enjoy the view and try their wines!
Mark Lipton
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