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2005 Step Road Chardonnay Adelaide Hills

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2005

Avg. Rating: 90.0/100 (2 Reviews)
Winery: Step Road
Vintage: 2005
Varietal: Chardonnay
Country: United States
Region: California
Retail Price: $$ 11.99 USD
Created by: nbert
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Bright yellow. Mineral-driven citrus, pear and smoked meat aromas, with strong leesy, buttery nuances; this hardly smells New World, unless you're talking $60+ renditions. Silky in texture and strikingly fresh, with excellent purity to the complex flavors of pear, quince, iodine, white truffle and clove. Blind, I'd be smack in the middle of Chassagne-Montrachet. Easily the best-value chardonnay I've tasted this year, with the clarity and depth to squash plenty of wines that cost more per bottle than a case of this-and I say that as a white Burgundy fool.

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2005 Step Road Chardonnay Adelaide Hills
(about 1 year ago) buddy icon johnbluelabel 88/100

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2005 Step Road Chardonnay Adelaide Hills
(about 1 year ago) buddy icon suchire 92/100
Amazing apple and pear notes and tastes, with a hint of butter, almost like shortbread. Together, like a wonderfully rich apple pie. Hints of something meat-like in the nose, like a wonderful, subtle richness and weight. The acidity is perfectly folded into the rest of the wine's flavors, and it complements the slight effervescence in the wine. Silky smooth, with a clean and rich finish. Tastes like a much, much more expensive wine than it is.

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