Winemaker Notes
Creamy tropical fruit aromas range from pineapple to kiwi with Meyer lemon notes. The mouth-feel is smooth, fresh and balanced with well-integrated toasted oak.
Feast on guacamole with fresh salsa and grilled garlic/lime barbecued prawns.
Blend: 90% Chardonnay, 10% Chenin Blanc
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine is driven by Golden Delicious apple, orange vanilla cream and green papaya. Other notes waft through, including lemon honey, cardamon, orange zest and pineapple. Layers of rocky sediment and minerality bring it together. Pair with grilled tombo tuna.
California’s most praised white wine, Chardonnay is also the state’s most planted white grape variety. Diverse terrain and microclimates allow for an incredible range of wine styles.
Chardonnay planted in the cooler, coastal zones takes on bright characteristics like lemon zest, key lime, green apple and wet flint. For this style, look to the chilly Sonoma Coast, Carneros, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Lucia Highlands and Edna Valley.
The inland zones of California’s coast, such as the Russian River, Sonoma, Napa and Livermore Valleys maintain a more Goldilocks-esque climate where both styles go. Early picking retains acidity and creates a leaner style but leaving the grapes to hang creates an approachable Chardonnay, balancing richness and finesse.
Chardonnay also plays a major part in the sparkling wine production of the Anderson Valley and Carneros.