2007 Robert Mondavi Chardonnay CHX – (Revisited)

The wine was calling to me, “Give me another chance! I’ll try harder to impress!”

2007 Robert Mondavi Chardonnay CHX
For some reason, I felt compelled to go back to the 2007 Mondavi CHX – maybe because it was the only chardonnay I purchased in my recent Napa trip, or maybe because it’s not sold at retail stores (it’s a winery direct purchase) and I had great expectations for it. For whatever reason, I’m revisiting this drink seven days after the initial pour.

Swirling, swirling . . . light golden color; quite pretty actually. Once again, nose of honeysuckle, fresh, crisp Asian pears and ripe golden apples – lots of fruits. This time, some mint came through. Hints of citrus hung in the aromas – once again, I get tangerine on the very end of the nose. In the glass now for about 10 minutes, some classic perfume coming through, almost like light potpourri. Lovely nose in general, quite lovely indeed. Let’s have a sip. Apples showed again, some pears and that’s really about it – very mild oak. I get this tangy, tart, semi-bitter taste in the finish, which I do not particularly like.

Wrapping up this Mondavi chardonnay: it has a beautiful fragrance, everything that you can ask for in a nice, refreshing chardonnay, but on the palate, it’s really not doing much for me. It seems to lack texture and structure altogether. I want to give it a good score . . . believe me, I really do, but I simply can’t. Not for $32. 87 pts