Marcassin Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay 2003

Marcassin Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay 2003

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  • Vinous rating 96
  • Robert Parker rating 95
Marcassin Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay 2003
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75 cl

14.4%
£600.00
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Founded in 1991, Marcassin (French for ‘young wild boar’) is a tiny winery located on the Sonoma Coast that focuses solely on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Having either worked or consulted for some of the region’s finest wineries (e.g Peter Michael, Colgin and Bryant), the supremely talented owner and winemaker, Helen Turley, is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Californian wine.

For the Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay, grapes are harvested before sunrise to retain maximum freshness, followed by whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts and maturation on lees in 100% new Francois Freres oak barrels for 12 months. The 2003 was a superb release of comparable quality to some of the best Grand Cru Burgundy. Given the excellent capacity of this wine to age, this should be approaching its zenith.

96 Vinous
Medium yellow-green color. Lovely fruit-driven aromas of peach, lemon, pineapple and clove offer noteworthy complexity and excellent lift. Then fat, rich, dry and improbably full in the mouth, with harmonious acidity framing and lifting the nuanced flavors of pineapple, lemon, flowers, honeysuckle and stone. Finishes quite dry and extremely long, with an impression of underlying power. This may ultimately need more aging than the 2004.Stephen Tanzer1st May 2006

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