Marcassin "Upper Barn" Chardonnay Alexander Valley 2000

Slightly hazy, light yellow.

Subdued aromatically. Lemon, truffle/sulfide, and mint.

Quite structured for this bottling, with strong acidity combining with sulfide cut. I would think this is from the Marcassin Vineyard. Nice sweetness and flavor depth push back. Long, subtle finish of sulfide, creme caramel and lemon. An idiosyncratic iron nuance kicks in late.

I was worried that this might be past its prime, but I'm not sure its even reached its peak.

Day 4 - Onions now - sulfide/mercaptan character taking over. Iron note still kicks in late. I'd still sit on this for another year or two.


$75