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2010
Varner Chardonnay Bee Block Santa Cruz Mountains
(750ml)
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Producer: |
Varner Wine
varnerwine.com
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| Appellation: |
Santa Cruz Mountains - California - United States
(AVA)
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| Type: |
white
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| Varietal: |
Chardonnay
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Hold/Drink |
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n/a |
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$44.00 |
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tasted
(2009 vintage, 750ml bottle)
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September 20, 2012
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Michael Haley
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95 points
"I'm not a Chard drinker, but this juice is top-notch!!"
Best 2012-
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rated
(2008 vintage, 750ml bottle)
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September 30, 2010
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Robert Parker
erobertparker.com
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97 points
"97 points Robert Parker: "The prodigious 2008 Chardonnay Bee Block (Varner’s most prolific cuvee at 596 cases) is one of the greatest Chardonnays I have tasted this year. Outstanding length and intensity, full-bodied power, and copious notes of buttery citrus, honeysuckle, spring flowers, white currants, lemon, tropical fruit blossoms, and spice are found in this brilliant example of this mountain appellation. Drink it over the next decade or more. Along with Mt. Eden, these are my favorite Chardonnays from the Santa Cruz Mountain appellation. Following a succession of remarkable wines over recent vintages, the 2008s are a superb success, combining the great complexity one finds in the finest white Burgundies with the ripe, exuberant, showy fruit of California. All possess wonderful minerality and acidity with only subtle differences between the different blocks. All are barrel-fermented with indigenous yeast from the vine yard, are put through full malolactic fermentation, and are aged 8 months in barrel." (Aug. 2010)
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(2006 vintage, 750ml bottle)
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July 1, 2008
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K&L tasting notes
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"Varner's "Bee Block" is comprised of slightly younger vines than the Home Vineyard or Amphitheater Block—20-years-old—located a slightly lower elevation. The wine is quite youthful and a bit riper than the other two, showing a lot more stone fruit. But the wine's acidity is still lush and the wine is quite full-bodied. There's just a hint of mineral on the finish.
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