Winemaker Notes
Intense aromas of fresh melon, cantaloupe, peach and honeysuckle flowers. Flavors of Scottish heather honey, freshly baked bread and slight marzipan notes are interspersed with ripe honeydew melon and a touch of Asian pear.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This luxurious wine is rich, creamy and relaxed. From poached pear, cream and butter aromas to a viscous, mouth-filling palate draped in flavors of croissants, apple tarts and vanilla bean. Full-bodied, soft in acidity and long on the finish.
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Wine Enthusiast
Aromatic and full of flavor, this lush and mouthwatering Chardonnay tastes of melon and pear, honeysuckle, crisp nectarine, and crushed almonds through a generous finish.
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.
Known for elegant wines that combine power and finesse, Carneros is set in the rolling hills that straddle the southernmost parts of both Sonoma and Napa counties. The cooling winds from the abutting San Pablo Bay, combined with lots of midday California sunshine, create an ideal environment for producing wines with a perfect balance of crisp acidity and well-ripened fruit.
This cooler pocket of California lends itself to growing Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah. Carneros is an important source of sparkling wines made in the style of Champagne as well.