Winemaker Notes
A refined wine, with vibrant acidity backing the ripe apple, pear, and white peach notes. Hints of tropical fruit emerge midpalate, leading to a finish that shows savory richness. Pastry notes linger on the long, rich finish, revealing concentrated minerality and buttery nuances.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Unctuous and fruity, with fresh and pure-tasting flavors of Gala apple, pear tart and sage cream that are well-knit. Shows luscious spiciness on the plush finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Lots of classy white peach, citrus, white flowers, and subtle minerality emerge from the 2019 Chardonnay Mountain Select. Coming from the Atlas Peak region, it’s medium-bodied and has a fresh texture, nicely integrated acidity, and a clean finish. This is a beautiful, satisfying Chardonnay to drink over the coming 2-4 years.
ANTICA is a symbol for Antinori California and expresses in Italian our family's passion for winemaking passed along 26 generations.
Napa Valley has a special place in my heart beginning with my first visit in 1966, having the free spirit coming from a new frontier, a wonderful history, and the potential to produce world-class wines.
Our wine estate is located on a high plain in the eastern mountains of the celebrated Napa Valley. Its hilly terrain, rocky soils, high elevations and beautiful landscape create above all an estate ideal for winegrowing.
Marchese Piero Antinori - Proprietor
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Just northeast of Napa city, Atlas Peak boasts some of Napa Valley’s highest elevation vineyards. Here the intense sunlight coupled with cool, nighttime temperatures produce grapes that are perfectly ripe, balanced and concentrated. The appellation is rich in volcanic soils and excels in the production of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.