Neyers Thieriot Vineyards Chardonnay 2006
From one of our favorite wineries comes the Thieriot Vineyards 2006 Chardonnay. This chardonnay tends to exhibit a rich creamy toffee flavor and is in most years a very rich buttery Napa Chardonnay. This wine however seems to be a little more acidic then those we’ve had in the past. I’ve been impressed with aggressive nature of the wine. Its definitely a wine that needs a little air before you can appreciate its full potential.
Early on, it possesses alot of lemon custard and green herbaiousness. After about 4 hrs however it start to mellow out and becomes more buttery and possess carmel coloring and flavors. There still considerable acidity however. That seems to be a constant here.
Neyers Thieriot Chardonnay
Overall, it might not be the strongest showing for this wine. Not sure if was an off year, but it seems that the push towards Burgundy-style has made this wine a little too austere. I’ve got to put this wine somewhere between Drinkable and Brick Solid. Its not a bad wine by any means, but I think at the $45 price tag, its hard to say this is quiet living up to its cost. I still love Neyers but this one missed a little for me.
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