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LOT 222

Lot 222

KONGSGAARD THE JUDGE CHARDONNAY 2012 (1) WA 98
KONGSGAARD THE JUDGE CHARDONNAY 2014 (2) WA 98

KONGSGAARD THE JUDGE CHARDONNAY 2012 (1) WA 98 KONGSGAARD THE JUDGE CHARDONNAY 2014 (2) WA 98
Lot 222 Details
KONGSGAARD THE JUDGE CHARDONNAY 2012 (1)

Napa Valley.

Also amazing, the 2012 Chardonnay The Judge offers impressive aromas of tangerines, orange marmalade, wet rocks, quince, spring flowers and honeysuckle. Impressively full-bodied and majestic with terrific acidity, it is a tour de force in Chardonnay. Furthermore, it is about as “natural” as possible. Thankfully, Kongsgaard is not one to deal in the quintessential B.S. that now seems so prevalent. Drink now through 2025. October 2014 WA 98

KONGSGAARD THE JUDGE CHARDONNAY 2014 (2)

Napa Valley.

The 2014 Chardonnay The Judge (275 cases) emerges from his best parcel, which was planted in 1976 and 1990 on St. George rootstock in rocky, malnourished soils that rarely give up more than one ton of fruit per acre. This is a fabulous Chardonnay, and certainly one of the Chardonnays of the vintage. Rocky minerality intermixed with lemon custard, orange blossom, pineapple and white peach are all present in this big, complex, sensational Chardonnay to drink over the next decade or more. December 2016 WA 98

3 bts.    per lot $1,200 - $1,400

Realised: $1,704
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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