John Gilman über:
Forman Chardonnay
-- John Gilman: Ric Forman has been making superb chardonnay for decades and decades, but his 2012looks likely to be one of his very finest of his career. The wine was raised in ten percent newwood, has its malolactic blocked and tips the scales at a very civilized 13.5 percent alcohol. The bouquet is deep, pure and complex, jumping from the glass in a mélange of apple, tangerine, pear, a complex base of soil, musky floral overtones and a deft touch of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and supremely elegant in personality, with lovely mid-palate depth, crisp acids and excellent length and grip on the focused and very refined finish. Great juice that is drinking superbly out of the blocks, but should also age quite well. 2014-2025+. 94/100