Winemaker Notes
The 2018 Singing Tree Chardonnay to display fragrant aromas of white peach, melon, and nectarine. Complex, boasting flavors of citrus, peach, fig, honey, and spice and a well-balanced with a creamy texture and a firm structure characterize this wine. It is very lightly oaked and a savory minerality shows in the long finish.
This particular wine pairs well with seafood, especially with grilled fish and oysters. It is also perfect when partnered with goat cheese.
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Fresh and juicy with notes of melon and toast; complex and charming—an amazing value.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Goldschmidt Singing Tree Chardonnay is attractive and well-balanced. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers beautiful aromas and flavors of dried peach skin and light earthy notes. Enjoy its rewarding palate presence with pan-fried chicken thighs. (Tasted: May 22, 2020, 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.
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.