Kongsgaard Chardonnay Napa 2003

Light yellow.

Oak oil/petrol, truffle/sulfide, pear custard nose.

Round, sweet entry. Intensely flavored, but quite finely-structured, with a finishing pear custard/mineral standoff. Extremely long. I obviously missed badly on my first bottle several months ago or had an off bottle. Not as seamless as a Marcassin bottling usually is, but far more precise. Caramel and stones in the finish.

Day 3 - Similar nose, but more lemon oily now with a bit of almond extract. Custard undertone still there. Richer, but still pure in the mouth. Little phenolic/sulfide edge to the structure here - (seemingly) relies more on acidity and "mineral" character.


$75