Winemaker Notes
Subtle nose of honeydew melon with floral notes of jasmine and orange blossom. The palate is smooth and creamy, with ripe melon and a touch of toasty oak. Elegant and thirst quenching with bright acidity.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Beginning with a bright entry of fresh acidity, this wine developed a core of balanced richness on the palate, a length of well- integrated oak that supports ripe melon and pear.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Clos Pegase Mitsuko's Vineyard Chardonnay is full and satisfying on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine brings heady and attractive aromas and flavors of ripe fruit, apple, and oak to the fore. Pair it with diced chicken breast in a creamy, wine reduction sauce. (Tasted: March 5, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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.