Mark Flesher

9.4

This wine is right at the top of the hill and ready to kick some butt. Perfectly balanced, rounded edges, stoneground fruit nose and front. Much more minerality here, some butter but the "buttah score" is probably 2/10 on this wine. The middle is rather dense, rich, full. Slightly underripe mango. Finished with a nice stone ground minerality. What a perfectly weighted chard!! Best white wine of the night without question, although a 2012 Condrieu Viognier seemed like it was 'on deck' as I was leaving therefore this one could have outdone this one, but if it did, it couldn't have been a runaway difference. This one has 5-7 years additional, so the 2015-2023 drink window suggested by CT is rather solid and right on the money. — 8 years ago

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Colin Nuckolls

9.2

A landmark for US chard. Great balance, precision and pure butter — 8 years ago

Dan skoda

9.3

Well endowed with high end oak influence but a nuanced balanced character, great acidity and a saline infused almost hint of petrol minerality
Great youthful chard — 9 years ago

Karen Collins

10

Wow! As a sauvignon blanc lover, chardonnay is usually not one of my first choices. The crisp citrus mineral flavor of a Marlborough sauvignon blanc is my flavor, but this chardonnay is like a beautiful cross between a crisp Marlborough and a little butter. Or, maybe like a French white Bordeaux and a California chard. Try it to see. Very reasonably priced too — 10 years ago

Ashley Dubois

9.0

Hard to tell if this saw any oak. Bright and vibrant leaner style Chard. — 10 years ago

Barron Nydam

9.9

2009 - Wow.... Just when Cali wines were starting to bore me, this came along with a crazy long finish. Can't imagine a better chard than this. Full bodied and well integrated oak with a little vanilla. Great honeysuckle and fruit. The acidity is at a perfect place; creates structure, but isn't searing. Wonderful. Ready to drink now, but no rush. — 11 years ago

Matt Beyard

8.9

Look what we found in the cellar. Nice little chard. Nice job, Lioco! — 11 years ago

Paolo Kempe

9.7

Awesome napa chard — 12 years ago

Zac Alinder

9.8

Does it get any better than Peter Michael Chard? I think not. And for the 2008s - none are bad but this one is at or near the top. — 12 years ago

Abe Schoener

Owner/Winemaker Scholium Project

9.3

Scholium project 2012 intern harvest party, wine 8. Really good! Much in common with the amazing Ganevat. — 13 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

I think that there is some bottle variation here. Last week I had the luck to try this wine, and two weeks in a row I had the chance to try this wine again. This bottle was not as 'elegant' as the last bottle. There was less fruit, less acidity, less oak......compared to a Kistler Chard Dutton of the same year, this one lost the battle IMO, although I think it was a 50/50 split for those who tried it. I think that I was expecting this one to be as roundedd as the bottle that we tried last week, and this one simply didn't hoild up the same way. Good notes, definitely more of a pineapple but really without that citrus bite. Overripe honeydew and mango are more the note here. Not as much minerality, not as 'dried' on the finish. Nice wine....wouldn't kick it out of bed for sure. But if you have some of these, it's time to start poppin' some corks! — 8 years ago

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Joe Lucca

9.2

Love this Chard. Tangerine, Meyer lemon, and well balanced. Showed a little less complex but probably because it was drank a bit colder than usual to keep us refreshed on the patio. — 8 years ago

Marc Melser

9.5

We had the 2012 Vintage on 12/28-29/16. What a great chard with tastes of Meyer lemon, pineapple and vanilla. Smooth finish with no bite. — 9 years ago

Norm Robertson

8.9

Solid Cali Chard, pear custard. — 10 years ago

Ben H

8.9

Go to chard. Oak. — 10 years ago

Carole Mitchell

9.1

Yummy stainless Steele chard! — 11 years ago

Rick Shobin

9.4

Great silky chard. — 11 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.5

Fabulous 2012! This is the 1st time for Aubert Sugar Shack Chard! Wow! Rating 105+ — 12 years ago

Evan Frazier

Owner/Winemaker Ferdinand Wines

9.7

Tasty older chard. Still plenty of freshness. Very balanced and complete wine. Restraint at birth yielding wisdom with age? Well made, cool wine. Minerality? Having fun @PRESS_St_Helena with Scott. Thanks for the taste of '66 La Mission Haut Brion! — 12 years ago

Blake Conklin

Cellar Hand Relic Winery

9.3

Well balanced. A perfect example of what California chard should taste like. — 8 years ago

Katarina Czarniak

9.0

Super smooth and buttery. Good for non-Chardonnay fans. — 8 years ago

Tierney H

9.3

Lovely creamy chard, from berry bros & rudd hk — 8 years ago

Benjamin Keator

9.5

Ol' reliable! If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Nice, full flavor, full malo chard. Goes grey with Dover Sole — 9 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.5

The back of the label reads "what I dream of is an art of balance" and superior balance is what they have achieved. Nose is ripe and rich, with new aromas on every sip. Lemon curd on warm brioche, backing minerality and traces of vanilla & white florals. Palate shows laces of malo, adding a rich velvety aspect to the firm acidity and ripe fruit. Extremely savory and refreshing. Favorite CA chard. — 9 years ago

Katherine Guzman

9.0

Almost forgot what a delightful chard they make! — 10 years ago

Jonathan Walden

9.0

solid California chard. Not too over the top, with the right amount of richness and acidity. I'm down. — 11 years ago

Cody Short

9.3

Great chard — 11 years ago

Diane Kessler

9.8

Great Chard - every time I have a Ceritas, I wonder why I don't drink them more often. Good acidity, with a whisper of pear and lime. — 11 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.2

Outstanding, well structured Sonoma Coast Chard. Pear, pineapple, mineral palate. Med acidity — 12 years ago

Neesie Low

9.7

Very good chard — 13 years ago