2019 vintage If Review

Do you know what tomorrow is? In case you aren't aware, my weekly newsletter comes out bright and early at 6:10 am Pacific. This week I am going into details on Walter Scotts Virtual Futures Barrel tasting for their 2019 vintage. If you want a spoiler, it was fabulous! Here is a tasting note of their 2018 X Novo Chardonnay I was 21 the first time I tried Chardonnay. I knew nothing about wine, but something in me said I should celebrate my first marriage with Chardonnay. It is what grown-ups do, right? Can you believe I didn’t know anything about needing a wine key to get the cork? I was stupid! Once I dug apart the cork for 15 plus minutes, I took a sip, and it was disgusting! It took me over 20 years to taste another Chard. The first time I tasted the X Novo, it was the exact opposite of my first Chardonnay experience. I was in love, and I didn’t care who in the world knew. The nose grabs you immediately, and you know instantly this is a journey of mind, body, and spirit. The light yellow color captured in the glass tells me it is a young wine, and smelling the acid on the nose tells me this will be something to cherish in time. Maybe at a wedding in the future, maybe not. It doesn’t matter. There will be a wine key involved, no matter the event. So many different spice textures grab you mid-palate for a savory transition into an exceptionally long finish. I would give a rating of 20 hands down, but if I gave it a 20 now, there would be zero room for growth. There is so much potential for the X Novo in the years to come. I can’t wait to open another in 10+ years. . . . . . . 📰 Want to know more about Oregon Wine and Wineries sign up for my weekly newsletter. Link in the Bio!