2001 Kongsgaard, Chardonnay, Napa Valley

RP98 ~ 150, The Wine Advocate - An awesome effort, the 2001 Chardonnay may be this estate?s finest Chardonnay to date. Boasting profoundly intense notes of orange marmalade, minerals, lemon oil, and honeysuckle as well as great delineation for its massive size, this terrific Chardonnay tastes like a grand cru white Burgundy. The finish lasts for 45 seconds. Wines such as this make a mockery of some of the uneducated rhetoric coming from wine journalists who constantly criticize mediocre, over-oaked Chardonnays, but fail to identify the great ones. It is capable of lasting and evolving for a decade. RP Dec 2003
Kongsgaard, Chardonnay, Napa Valley