2014 Martin Ray Winery Chardonnay Mill Station Vineyard Dutton Ranch, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“Wet clay after spring rain, raw milk, stone, citrus peels.”
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2014 Martin Ray Winery Chardonnay Bald Mountain Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains
“Cooling and serene, serpentine, with a lemony through-action.”
2014 Blending Sessions Chardonnay Sonoma County
“Lavish but not ostentatiously opulent.”
2014 Tenshen White Wine Santa Barbara County
“A big white wine, slick but with bright edges.”
2013 Santa Barbara Winery Chardonnay Santa Barbara County
“Honeydew and Crenshaw melon, with a welcome grapefruit snap.”
2013 Gary Farrell Vineyards and Winery Chardonnay Russian River Valley Selection, Russian River Valley
“A shimmery yellow elixir, but anchored to the earth.”
2013 Bouchaine Estate Chardonnay Carneros, Napa Valley
“Steely, cooling, fresh-squeezed, elemental.”
2013 Pellegrini Wine Company Chardonnay Olivet Lane Vineyard Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“A wine that holds itself in a state of ripe but demure reflection…”
2014 Jordan Vineyard and Winery Chardonnay Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“If daffodil were a fruit it would taste like this…”
2013 Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley
“A smiling wine whose acidity guarantees seriousness…”
2011 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Rouge Mes Vieilles Vignes Chassagne-Montrachet
“Fresh cherries steeped in herbs, plus a slash of steel and licorice…”
2013 Patz & Hall Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard Carneros, Napa Valley
“Light-textured and succulent, with exotic tropical fruits…”