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| > | > And then there is Stony Hill Vineyard, to me the best California
| > | > Chardonnay
| > | > made. These are tasting notes from a dinner they held in 2000,
| > tasting
| > | > Stony Hill wines going back to the 1956 Chard and forward. Have you
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| > | > come across any of their wines?
| > | > http://www.stonyhillvineyard.com/pag...000_lunch.html
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| > | I have! I used to drink their chardonnay when I smoked. I switched to
| > red
| > | wine when I quit smoking. Trying to get rid of paired stimuli. Did
| > you
| > | actually taste the one from 1956??
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| > I wish ... the oldest I have had was a 1982 a couple of years ago, and I
| > still have a couple of bottles of 1983. The winery has a really
| > interesting
| > library of wines, but very hard to get. I don't think I would resume
| > smoking
| > even for a taste of the '56, but it might be a close call...
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| So you're saying 20-30 year old chardonnay tastes good?

Yes, if it is well made and well stored. I have even had 35 year old
Champagne that was simply gorgeous. Most of the bright fruit goes
away, leaving deep apricot-brandy-richness behind. Chardonnay
also, that morphing of the sharp brightness to a rich burnished
almost golden flavor to match the color change. If you can seek any
of these out, it is really worth the effort.