2011 Kongsgaard Chardonnay
UNITED STATES / CALIFORNIA / NAPA
Wine Advocate | Rating: 94
The 2011 Chardonnay displays a creamy richness, with oodles of buttered hazelnut and tropical fruit in a medium to full-bodied, textured, complex and evolved style. I would drink it over the next 3-4 years.Author: Robert ParkerWine Spectator | Rating: 94
A hugely successful 2011, beautifully crafted and sleek, with a creamy and smoky oak edge that's subtle amid the rich, polished fig, pear, citrus rind, beeswax, butterscotch and honey notes. This glides along on a long, silky finish.Author: James LaubeInternational Wine Cellar | Rating: 93
Pungent, high-toned aromas of pineapple, hazelnut and butterscotch. Big and rich but with powerful salty acidity framing the lemon cream and stone fruit flavors. Not yet particularly complex but solid as a rock. Initially the tannins accentuated the impression of acidity but the wine harmonized nicely in the glass with a bit of air. Finishes with a wave of flavor.Author: Stephen TanzerIssue: May/June 2014
Self | Rating: 94
Author: Red Sox Fan
Fifth-generation Napa natives John and Maggy Kongsgaard produce The Judge, Chardonnay, VioRous, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Low yielding vineyards and traditional low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful, graceful wines which are high intensity expressions of vineyard and variety.
The core of their endeavor is the ten-acre vineyard they planted in the late 1970s on a rocky hilltop in southern Napa Valley which has belonged to the Kongsgaard family since the 1920s. In addition to these family acres, they direct the farming under long-term contract on another seven acres in Carneros and three acres near St. Helena. The winery, on the eastern rim of Napa Valley, is a cave drilled into the volcanic rock. Production is limited to what they can make with their own hands.
The core of their endeavor is the ten-acre vineyard they planted in the late 1970s on a rocky hilltop in southern Napa Valley which has belonged to the Kongsgaard family since the 1920s. In addition to these family acres, they direct the farming under long-term contract on another seven acres in Carneros and three acres near St. Helena. The winery, on the eastern rim of Napa Valley, is a cave drilled into the volcanic rock. Production is limited to what they can make with their own hands.
Collector Data For This Wine
- 289 bottles owned
- 43 collectors
- Average collector rating: 94
(Out of 43 collectors)