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mkuller

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In Reply to: RE: So... posted by jimbill on June 21, 2018 at 12:59:09

...I found the 2015 KJ to be exceptional, especially at the price.
We did a number of blind tastings and it beat some of my wife's favorties costing $30 a bottle.
Other KJ vintages not so much.
When I went on a wine tasting tour in in the Hunter Valley in Australia a few years ago, I was impressed with some of their syrahs, but not the chardonnays.
I guess some chardonnay has to be the worst you've tasted.
And then there's always Yellow Tail.

Edits: 06/21/18

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Why Chardonnay? - triodesteve 10:53:37 06/23/18 (3)
I'm not a fan...especially of domestic (I mean US). I would never spend money on crazy expensive Gran Cru's even if I had the scratch ( I don't) I found a mid priced Druhin that I like, but its still chardonnay. The most boring grape ever. Oak it, make it taste like butter, anything but how the grape actually tastes.
Long live Riesling.

Yeah I'm just trying to stir the pot.
- Why Chardonnay? - mkuller 12:25:01 06/23/18 (2)
  ...other than champagne, my wife's favorite varietal (reds give her a headache).
  
  I don't drink it but most women I know do.
  
  And it's CA domestic not Grand Cru.
  
  Probably Rombauer is most the popular one for those who can aford it - extreme oak and butter ($35).
  - Champagne isn't a varietal - jimbill 12:35:01 06/23/18 (1)
    Varietals used in champagne are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.
    
    I do like a well made Chardonnay. With food, I prefer a french style which are typically drier and have more of a mineral element.
    
    I also love a good Riesling. I've had some good American but I still prefer a German made. Unluckily it seems they have fallen out of favor. The selection at stores has reduced to about 30% of what they used to carry here in Houston.
    - Not only that... - mkuller 08:28:14 06/25/18 (0)
      ...most of what we drink isn't even real champagne!

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