Well I have give only 2 other wines 98 or more and that would be 1968 Unico and 1996 Margaux. Well now the best white I have ever tasted. AWESOME!!!
- 2022 Abbott Claim Chardonnay Temperance Hill Vineyard – USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola – Amity Hills (11/28/2025)
Day 1: On the pop and pour the nose was off the charts/palate ok. Nose was 98 and the palate was 90. Well once this got to room temperature how the game has changed. This is for sure top 3 if not wine of he year. By landslide wine of the tasting. Electric nose with match stick, wood, minerals, dust, wet stone, orange peel and sour apple. At room temperature the palate matched the nose. One of the best domestic Chardonnays. I have ever tasted. 97.5 points
Day 2: Served at room temperature again and wow! These are such electric wines that give me shivers. Matchstick, gun powder, tangerine, wood, minerals, wet stones, golden delicious apples and white flowers. Long finish and just a joy to drink. This is not quite at 98 but really close. 97.75 points
Day 3: Surreal wine with shells, match stick, lemon, wood, spices, sour apple, minerals, wet stones, orange peel, tangerines, earth, white flowers and pear. Long finish and laser focused acidity. This just got the .25 points it needed and is now the highest rated white wine I have ever tasted. 98 points
Recommendation: YES! (98 points)
John the great one! I buy more wine from your reviews then these idiot clown reviewers like Suckling and Dunnick.