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Kongsgaard Chardonnay(2002)

CHARDONNAY NAPA VALLEY is grown primarily on the shy-bearing Kongsgaard family vineyard described above. This vineyard gives the wine its dense, minerally core and extravagant honeyed aroma. Small amounts of wine made from two distinguished Carneros vineyards, Hudson and Hyde, are included in the blend, bringing stone fruit and citrus high-notes to the wine. Like The Judge, the Napa Valley Chardonnay is allowed to ferment in new French barrels without any human intervention other than the weekly stirring by hand – no yeast, no bacteria, no fining, no filtration.
Wine.com
June 2007
Already complex, with tremendous opulence, it is made in an exuberant, in-your-face California style with abundant glycerin, flavor intensity, and alcohol. This extravagantly rich effort should be consumed during its first 5-6 years of life, whereas the 2001 is capable of lasting and evolving for a decade. -Wine Advocate
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International Wine Cellar
94/100
June 2007
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The Wine Advocate
94/100
June 2007
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Wine Advocate # 157
Feb-05
95/100
April 2008
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Wine Advocate # 150
Dec-03
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April 2008
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