Opened my last bottle of 1999 Newton Unfiltered Chardonnay last night. There are wines the stand the test of time and seem to be able to last forever...this is one of those wines. You would be hard pressed to find any indication of age in this wine. The color is still pale golden yellow. The nose is soft an rich with peaches and necterines with a hint of honey. Smooth and clean on the palate showing lemon curd, minerals and white peach. IIRC, this was the last vintage at Newton that John Kongsgaard was involved with and when my wife brought me a glass and asked me to guess what it was I guessed Kongsgaard!
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12 years ago