Balletto Winery Russian River Chardonnay 2014

  • 90 Tasting
    Panel
2019 Vintage In Stock
32
25 99
OFFER Take $20 off your order of $100+
Ships today if ordered in next 6 hours
You purchased the 2018 2/21/21
1
Limit Reached
You purchased the 2018 2/21/21
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Balletto Winery Russian River Chardonnay 2014 Front Bottle Shot
Balletto Winery Russian River Chardonnay 2014 Front Bottle Shot Balletto Winery Russian River Chardonnay 2014 Front Label

Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2014

Size
750ML

ABV
13.3%

Features
Boutique

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

It opens with warm baking spices, ripe pear and lemon aromas. It's distinctly Chardonnay. New oak has been used sparingly to enhance the wine with subtle toasted tones, rather than dominate the aromatic profile.

Professional Ratings

  • 90
    Smooth and fresh with tangy acidity and lively texture; long and balanced.

Other Vintages

2018
  • 93 Wine &
    Spirits
  • 92 Wilfred
    Wong
2017
  • 90 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 90 Wine &
    Spirits
2016
  • 92 Wine &
    Spirits
  • 90 Wine
    Enthusiast
2015
  • 92 Wine
    Enthusiast
2013
  • 91 Tasting
    Panel
2012
  • 92 Tasting
    Panel
Balletto Winery

Balletto Winery

View all products
Balletto Winery, California
Balletto Winery Winery Video
John Balletto began farming in 1977 at the tender age of 17. He had just graduated from high school and due to the untimely death of his father, gave up what looked like a promising college football and track career. With $200 in the bank and five acres in Sebastopol, California, John began farming produce with help from his mother, Hazel.

The Balletto Family has over 600 acres in the Russian River Valley and select 10% from many different clones and soil types to make their wine. They feel fortunate to sell the remaining 90% of their grapes to other wineries. In July 2010, the Balletto Family was honored being awarded the Sonoma County Farm Bureau Farm Family of the Year.

Image for Chardonnay Wine content section
View all products

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.

Image for Russian River Valley Wine Sonoma County, California content section

Russian River Valley Wine

Sonoma County, California

View all products

A standout region for its decidedly Californian take on Burgundian varieties, the Russian River Valley is named for the eponymous river that flows through it. While there are warm pockets of the AVA, it is mostly a cool-climate growing region thanks to breezes and fog from the nearby Pacific Ocean.

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir reign supreme in Russian River, with the best examples demonstrating a unique combination of richness and restraint. The cool weather makes Russian River an ideal AVA for sparkling wine production, utilizing the aforementioned varieties. Zinfandel also performs exceptionally well here. Within the Russian River Valley lie the smaller appellations of Chalk Hill and Green Valley. The former, farther from the ocean, is relatively warm, with a focus on red and white Bordeaux varieties. The latter is the coolest, foggiest parcel of the Russian River Valley and is responsible for outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

CWL33000514_2014 Item# 162827

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""