Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
Another sensational white is the 2016 Chardonnay Haynes Vineyard which is from a site in Coombsville. One of the more pure, seamless, and finesse-driven in the lineup, it has incredibly pure aromas and flavors of white peach, citrus blossom, white flowers, and honeysuckle. It’s another Chardonnay that can be enjoyed today or cellared for a decade.
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Wine Spectator
This offers a lively core of apple, citrus and pear flavors backed by firm acidity. The minerally finish is pure and fresh. Drink now through 2022.
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.
Situated in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley in the Vaca range, the vineyards of the Coombsville AVA enjoy a long growing season mitigated by cool, San Pablo Bay fog.