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1999 Paul Hobbs Winery Chardonnay Kunde Vineyard Sonoma Valley
| Vineyard: | Paul Hobbs |
| Price: | $36.44 |
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| Varietal: | Chardonnay |
| Style: | White Wine |
| Region: | United States > California > Sonoma County |
| Other Vintages: | 1998 1997 |
| Drink By: | 2009 |
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
Explosive aromas of fresh cut fig, crème brulee, and toasty oatmeal. The palate is filled with rich, pure bosc pear, ripe yellow-delicious apple, mandarin orange, and toffee flavors. Distinct oak tones are well integrated and create a harmonious mouth-feel. This powerful, concentrated wine has a long, lingering finish.Alcohol 14.5%
Expert Reviews
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Connoisseurs' Guide to California WinesSimply spilling over with rich oak spice, ripe fruit and close to pungent toastiness in the nose, this unrestrained display of all-out winemaking is every bit as big, fat and unsubtle in flavor as promised. Late-arriving acidity counters the wine's tendencies to corpulence, and the slightly edgy finish gets a little coarse and overly keyed on oak. Fans of blockbuster Chardonnays will be more than happy here, but another year of softening should make a good thing even better.
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Wine Spectator
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Vintage ChartRating for United States-California: 89 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: drink now<br/>