Mark Cochrane Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 93/100 with the following review:

A big California Chardonnay with flavours of pear and apple mixed with butterscotch. 50% of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation to soften it up. A combination of french, american and hungarian oak gives it that typical California oaked chardonnay taste.

Frederique rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

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Community Reviewer reviewed this wine as follows:

The 2008 J. Lorh Chardonnay has a very youthful straw yellow color. The aromas are of ripe bosc pear, fuji apple, lime and honeysuckle combined with the perfumed vanilla and toasty oak bouquet. The flavors are very clean with ripe pear, subtle floral notes and vanilla toastiness, producing layers of complexity with an excellent balance of fresh fruit acidity and palate-weight. This wine is ideal for pairing with oven-roasted chicken, Dungeness crab or grilled salmon.

Source: NB Liquor Stores

Community Reviewer reviewed this wine as follows:

Le 2008 J. Lorh Chardonnay a une couleur jaune paille. Les arômes sont celles de poires mures, de pommes fuji, de lime et de bruycre combinées avec le bouquet de vanille et de chene rôti. Les saveurs sont trcs nettes avec des poires mures, des n

Source: NB Magasin d'Alcool

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