Winemaker Notes
Complex aromas offering maple, cumquat, and warm spice. Rich and vibrant flavors entice the pallet. A bright entrance with notes of lemon curd and flakey pie crust with a core of citrus and green apple; all neatly tied together by a subtle minerality of wet stone. A zesty and lengthy finish with lingering ripeness.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Very smoky, rich and intense, featuring baked apple, dried fig and quince flavors that are firmly structured. Pastry notes emerge on the spicy finish, with dried ginger accents. 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.
A small and picturesque valley separating Napa Valley on its south border and Alexander Valley to its north, Knights Valley excels in similar varieties as the two aforementioned appellations, namely red Bordeaux varieties and blends, as well as Sauvignon blanc. Originally established by Beringer Vineyards, today several outstanding producers claim acreage here. The circadian cooling effects of the nearby Pacific Ocean create a nighttime respite for vineyards during the hot growing season.