2014 Upper Barn Chardonnay
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From a site made famous by Helen Turley when she was buying its fruit, the 2014 Chardonnay Upper Barn is at an 1,800-foot elevation and spent 11 months in 52% new French oak. A killer Chardonnay (as it always has been), the wine offers up notes of wet gravel, citrus oil, apple blossom, orange marmalade, honeysuckle, and a hint of almond paste. Fabulous fruit on the attack, mid-palate and finish characterizes this dry, gorgeous, compelling Chardonnay that should age effortlessly for a decade or more.
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Robert Parker
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2014 Chardonnay Upper Barn is one of the most aromatic, lifted wines in the range. White flowers, orchard fruit, mint, spice and cantaloupe form an attractive fabric of aromas, flavors and textures. The 2014 is a bit closed today, perhaps because it has the lowest pH of these Chardonnays. Still, there is plenty of intrigue.