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 Post subject: 2006 Catena Chardonnay
PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:14 pm 
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Butterscotch, banana & caramel. Nice smooth creamy mouth feel and good buttery length.
This tastes a little sweeter than I previously remember but I still enjoyed it

One more 2006 to go under the stairs and have just bought some 2007 to see if perhaps it drinks better a bit younger.


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:45 pm 
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Shezza wrote:
Butterscotch, banana & caramel. Nice smooth creamy mouth feel and good buttery length.
This tastes a little sweeter than I previously remember but I still enjoyed it

One more 2006 to go under the stairs and have just bought some 2007 to see if perhaps it drinks better a bit younger.


Yes Shezza, 40% of the cuvee was in French oak for 10 months, and very nice indeed - but .......do we know.....
Do you believe the wine will dry off as it evolves - this is tricky. May dry off or it may loose fruit - having said that, it has loads of fruit to dispense with - so no bother. The Napa versions use to go on and on, when made right and not killed off at bottling time. Beware the ones that are killed off - they get the mild fino effect after 5 years
Some say this should be drunk to Spring 2010. These new world good'uns have to be tested over time, and no one knows yet, or do they ?

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