Good bright yellow. Brooding, mineral-driven aromas of peach, pungent stone, smoke and nuts. Extraordinarily dense and tactile in the mouth, with a distinctly saline character to the superconcentrated flavors of peach, lemon and liquid stone. Conveys a much sweeter impression today than the 2006 Judge but without any loss of vibrancy. Perhaps most impressive of all on the whiplash of a finish, which features palate-saturating peach and apricot fruit flavors and great tannic support. It’s tempting to say that this monumental chardonnay is Burgundian, but it would be hard to find a Burgundy with the sheer size to stand up to this. Kongsgaard advises drinking it between 2010 and 2016.
Stephen Tanzer, vinfolio.com, May 2008
Kongsgaard The Judge Chardonnay, Napa Valley, USA, 2005, 750ml
$4,748
Out of stock
SKU: W-US-005-QT-205
Categories: 2005, 750ml, Bottle Size, Country, Still White, USA