A famed Woodinville house started by NFL legends Dan Marino, Damon Huard and their business partners, Passing Time utilizes the talents of winemaker Chris Peterson. Damon and Dan Marino had talking about owning a winery together for many years when they played together with the Miami Dolphins. They finally got the nerve to start a winery in Damon’s backyard and they have been crafting some seriously good Cabernet wines since their first release with the 2012 vintage. More recently they have been making some excellent Washington Chardonnay.
These new wines utilize fruit form the Evergreen Vineyard in the Ancient Lakes AVA. I loved the new Chardonnay wines which were made by eminent Washington winemaker Kendall Mix. The 2020 Passing The Time Chardonnay (OB, 92) is a steal at 30 dollars retail and is more mineral-driven and fresh with a long finish. Even better is the glorious 2020 Passing Time Chardonnay (OB, 94) which is big, rich and viscous with a great mouthfeel and exceptionally long finish. Learn more about this fantastic boutique winery at http://www.passingtime.com Here are my reviews of the new Passing Time Chardonnay wines.
2020 Passing The Time Chardonnay- The outstanding value 2020 Passing The Time Chardonnay comes mostly from the Evergreen Vineyard (75%) in the Ancient Lakes AVA. Stored in 20% French oak with the remainder stainless steel aging, this opens with pear and green melon aromas alongside baking spice spiked sourdough bread accents on the nose. The palate is bright and beautifully textured with good viscosity and length. At $30.00 retail this is one to grab by the case. Drink 2022-2028-92
2020 Passing Time Chardonnay- The 2020 Passing Time Chardonnay is a glorious new wine by this Woodinville house that was mainly sourced from the Evergreen Vineyard (77%). Stored in an equal combination of neutral French oak barrels and stainless steel, this opens with nectarine and starfruit aromatics alongside roasted hazelnut and saline drenched Japanese pear. The palate has a great veil of salinity that runs through the core of beautiful orchard and citrus fruits, with buttercream accents. Finishing very long, this comes off weightless and refined, as the 2020 Passing Time Chardonnay will cellar well or another eight to ten years, picking up nutty and earthy tones as it lies in the cellar. Only 100 cases produced. Drink 2022-2030- 94