(NV pictured, 2005 tasted)
Nose: Thick and fibrous nose of peach and fleshy pitted fruit. Toasty vanilla hints, but only at the back of the nose.
Palate: Full, round, and fleshy in the mouth.
Finish: Pleasingly languid.

Peach predominates the 2005 vintage of that Edna Valley Chard from central California. that is round without being overly buttery and fat (phat!) that is pleasingly plump without being flabby. I did not find it crisp (at all) but there is decent acid back structure to ensure that the big mouth feel

does not get “oozy”. (There is a new wine word for all you enophiles out there.)

The finish is slow and pleasing. Served at the appropriately chilled temperature, that is a wonderful summer wine, not a heat killer, but something more akin to a southern delight - luxuriously taking its moment.

At $17 a bottle that is fairly priced though I would love to see it at $4 less.

Original post by Billy