Michelle M

9.0

Classic Provence strawberry shortcake notes with hints of water crackers, buttercream frosting, and lime pith on the nose. Subtle strawberry, lemon, and watermelon notes with hints of powdered sugar on the palate. Very well balanced Provence pink. Great by itself. — 5 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Very good non-champagne value bubbles from the Jura. Wonderful nose of lemon curd, green apple, buttercream frosting, yeast and ocean minerals on the palate. Fine bead. Very good. A little more acid and this would be great. — 5 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

Easy-going for Larmandier-Bernier but still in character - more white flower and buttercream — 5 years ago

Billy Vegas

9.0

Yellow grass. Mineral Water ran through a Randall of quartz. Buttercream. — 6 years ago

Sam Schlosberg

9.7

Grape mead on nose, sweet buttercream and honey — 6 years ago

Hum

9.5

Amazingly powerful. Smoke and flint, toasted buttercream, a little mushroom, Madeira, pineapple brûlée..: so much going on! Beautiful. — 7 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

Found this at the BevMo in Danville, California, it tastes as the label says.... — 7 years ago

with Tom

Keaton Kail

9.5

Oh happy day. Just my style and coming fully into its own. Beautiful nose of juicy just-ripe green orchard fruit and lemon. Buttercream and marcona almonds. Exuberant acid, focused, sunshiny, fleeting body despite 14.2%. — 5 years ago

Mike Lee

Beverage Manager/Sommelier Catch Miami

9.3

Aromas & flavors of blended Golden Delicious/green apple, Meyer lemon yellow peach, golden plum, mango, banana, fresh herbs, wild flowers, spice box, and buttercream. Full bodied but not heavy on the palate due to the acidity keeping it afloat. Nice hints of saline tinged minerals. Lovely Chard!!
— 5 years ago

Keaton Kail

9.2

Mouthwatering acidity, refreshing ripe fruit and a buttercream texture. Gulpable. — 5 years ago

Chris Shultz

9.2

Sugar snap peas and buttercream on the nose. Good minerals, good acidity, structure, linearity. Some grapefruit zest on the tongue and a lanolin, waxy finish. If this were my house white I’d guzzle this stuff. I need to see how it develops with some years in the cellar. — 5 years ago

James Calvo

9.1

This was great. Nose was like buttercream; really unique and light. Good body and finish. Would drink again — 6 years ago

Aaron Parrish

9.0

Not super buttery like the buttercream. Strong flavor and rich and tasty but not as smooth as buttercream — 7 years ago

with Jennifer

Kristina Lopez

9.6

Full bodied style showing melon and green apple. Soft buttercream. Superb texture. Mouthfeel that that goes on for over a minute. — 8 years ago

with Chad

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Nose has grilled lemons, lemon buttercream, lime zest, distant brown butter, orange zest, dried apricot and (minor) struck flint.

Palate has dried lemon peel, pineapple core, buttercream, toasted walnuts, warm banana with faint sweetness on the very long finish with medium acidity. A great wine, decanted 4H and will appreciate at least another 3-4H of opening. Future bottles may be 2024-26+. Very good now, maybe one of the best FLX Chardonnay's I've experienced.

Partial Appassimento method for a portion of the grapes, really yields some extra character and depth to the wine. Only guy doing this in the FLX, Morten Hallgren, to the best of my knowledge. I'm coming to the altar here, it's the right way to handle his Chardonnay style. 👍

$24 direct from the winery cellar, to our cellar, to our glasses tonight. Being in the wine club has good benefits. 👌 — 5 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.4

The absolutely gorgeous 2016 ‘Queens Road’ was aged for 22 months in 50% new French oak prior to bottling. This stunning wine takes on a hedonistic nose with banana, buttercream, green papaya and suggestions of nutmeg infused hazelnuts that all marvelously combine in the glass. Mouth-watering acidity and a sensational texture greet you alongside a strong veil of salinity. The combination of weight and freshness is outstanding. Once on the palate you are enticed by the seemingly endless layers of orchard and tropical fruits along with nutty and stony undertones complete this sensational wine. While a delight to savor right now, the 2016 ‘Queens Road’ still has a long life ahead of it. Drink 2020-2028- 94 — 5 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.0

Probably would have been better with a decant of at least a couple of hours. This wine has a hint of honeyed almond and cashew on the nose. Also has a little bit of herbal quality. The entry of this wine is actually pretty round on the front. Buttercream. The middle is where this wine gains acidity and a dried herb and limestone, crushed rock character. Finishes with more acidity. This wine definitely had much more going on when it was closer to room temperature. Served at a restaurant, they tried like hell to keep it as cold as possible despite my attempts of taking the bottle out of the bucket... it always found its way back in... I sense there is quite a bit of improvement in the next 3 or 4 years. If I had to do it all over again though, I would probably leave this one alone, especially at the price. — 6 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.5

10 year anniversary so we drink 20 year old champagne. Extraordinary depth. Toasted brioche and caramel apple. Soft bubbles and a palate like buttercream. Truly remarkable.
— 7 years ago

Canon Thomas

9.6

Pineapple, apricot, buttered scones or pie crust, hazelnut, white chocolate or buttercream — 7 years ago

Tim

9.1

Appearance: Medium body, polished and translucent with a brilliant honeyed gold color

Nose: Honeysuckle, fresh whipped cream, white flowers

Taste: Light buttercream, honey, marzipan, almond paste

Enjoyed this as a classic WV Chardonnay - strikes me as a very solid compromise between California and Oregon profiles, with some weight and very light buttery mouthfeel, but with the purity and focus I've come to expect from fine Chardonnay from the Willamette. Beautifully paired with baked trout and a buttery sauce of roasted parsnips, thyme, oyster mushrooms and cream. Definitely will be hanging on to the other two for a couple of years. — 8 years ago