Chamboulé
Essentially a spin-off of the California range of wines that were once sold under the Pearl Morissette label, Chamboulé (which means to turn upside down in French), is one of the more exciting new projects I have tasted of late. Chamboulé is headed by François Morissette and winemaker Matt Taylor, who took over with the 2014 vintage. Taylor's resumé includes stints at Joseph Swan and Araujo, an internship at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy, and his current role at Reuling. At Chamboulé, Taylor makes big, powerful wines that represent a fairly dramatic stylistic shift from those made by Byron Kosuge for Pearl Morissette. It will be interesting to see where the 2014s end up once they are bottled. Today, they are quite promising. The only thing that is missing here is a sense of identity, as the fruit sources are scattered across a number of appellations, with no clearly discernible link that connects them. Still, I very much like what I tasted, including a number of 2015s that have serious potential.
From The Undiscovered California – 2016 Edition (Feb 2016) by Antonio Galloni
2014 Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard
Color: White
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