Landmark Overlook Chardonnay 2002

Loads of rich flavors yet with a sense of elegance and finesse, with layers of ripe, spicy, apple, pear and buttery notes, finishing with lively, well-integrated acidity and a burst of flavor on the aftertaste. For this vintage of Overlook, our winemaker blended over thirty-five separate lots of carefully slected grapes from vineyards in two of California's finest coastal appellations: 78% from Sonoma Valley and 22% from Monterey's cool Salinas Valley. Overlook is a wine that is more than the sum of its parts due to the synergy of blending. All of the individual lots were barrel fermented read more...in French Oak (25% new), using indigenous yeast and complete malo-lactic fermentation, aged sur lie for 9 months and bottled without filtration, giving the wine a well-proportioned richness and finesse that has been the signature of our handcrafted Overlook wine.    (hide)

The Overlook follows its predecessor's footsteps, impressive with its consistency of flavor and handcrafted complexity. Our winemaker has blended grapes from carefully selected vineyards from two of California's finest coastal appelations: Sonoma (86%) and Monterey (14%). The wines was barrel fermented in French oak (25% new), using indigenous yeast and went through complete malo-lactic fermentation, aged sur lie for 8 months, with gentle racking, light isinglass fining and bottled without filtration, giving the wine a well-proportioned richness and finesse that has read more...been the benchmark of Overlook.    (hide)

Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 157 on Feb-05

Rating: 91/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate

Rating: 91/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 150 on Dec-03