Winemaker Notes
Pair with lobster bisque, mesquite grilled shrimp or pasta in a cream sauce.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Matchbook Arsonist Chardonnay is authentic and pure. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits attractive aromas and flavors of tangy citrus, mineral notes, and savory spices. Serve it with five-spiced roast chicken. (Tasted: October 9, 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.
Mitigated by mild Sacramento River Delta breezes, the Dunnigan Hills appellation is in the northwest portion of Yolo County and has a Mediterranean climate.