Chardonnay - Nettle & Dandelion
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.91
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Aged in fresh Chardonnay barrels for 24 months this unique Saison has undergone a gentle secondary fermentation from Dandelion and Nettle flora harvested from the meadow beside our brewery. Rich, okay nuances blend with earthy, floral and herbal notes.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Buxton online. Bit of a grey tinged pale gold. Suds of foam. Not a great start. The whole thing has a glass of Chardonnay that’s been forgotten about until the next morning and got necked regardless vibe about it. Bit grim overall.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2026
at 18:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Spotty white head on a clear dull golden coloured body.
Jam, stewed fruit & woody aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a tingle on the back.
Oaked, jam, stewed fruits, herbal & faint citrus tastes.
Quite enjoyable.
Jam, stewed fruit & woody aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a tingle on the back.
Oaked, jam, stewed fruits, herbal & faint citrus tastes.
Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2025
at 22:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle on the train to Manchester, picked up from HOTM online, 04/10/24. Clear golden blonde with an off white cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is funk, stale bread, chardonnay twang, tannins, herb, lemon rind. Taste comprises damp oak, grape must, barrel twang, vinous, hedgerow, pissy green berries, light acidic tickle. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a light puckering bite. Solid kit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2024
at 13:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - sourced via HOTM. Pours clear pale gold with a small, ready white head. Light sweet flavour, some baking soda vibes, vague floral and grassy qualities, faint pale wood dryness. Light to medium bodied with delicate carbonation. Fairly clean to finish, lightly minerally, a nip of lemon peel, faint acidity. Decent overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2024
at 20:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
8th October 2024
Near clear gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, a light sweetness, slightly grainy in a natural way. Nice creamy Chardonnay. The nettle and dandelion are minor factors but add interest. Light and semi dry finish. Really quite winey is this brew, very Chardonnay to be specific. Interesting brew.
Near clear gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, a light sweetness, slightly grainy in a natural way. Nice creamy Chardonnay. The nettle and dandelion are minor factors but add interest. Light and semi dry finish. Really quite winey is this brew, very Chardonnay to be specific. Interesting brew.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2024
at 23:15
7/10
Tried
on 04 Oct 2024
at 12:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at tasting. Golden color, small white to off-white. Aroma and flavor are...well...weird...vineous and lightly tart. Very weird. Hard to describe. Not a success imo.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2024
at 20:45