Ridge Estate Chardonnay 2009
Medium+ nose. clean. Pineapple (ripe), creamy, butter, flower, orange, honey, and grape. A hint of volatility lacquer and sugarcane juice.
The palate is also very pronounced. Oak, a hint of anise bitterness. High acidity of lemon and orange flavors. Mineral.
Ridge Monte Bello 2002
Pronounced nose. Fresh black berry jam, chocolate, licorice, violet flower.
The high tannin is velvet and still powerful. Medium+ body, Medium+ acidity. Chocolate, black currant, blue berry, black berry, caramel, cinnamon, vanilla, wet soil, rot leaves, and violet.
Simonnet Febvre Chablis Montee de Tonnerre 1er cru 2006
Over ripe pineapple. A bit oxidized and aged flavor. citrus. mineral. flower.