2007 Chardonnay, Ritchie Vineyard, Russian River Valley
Publications
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
Author
Josh Raynolds
Date
May/June 2010
Award
93
Review
Bright green-tinged gold. The richest and most opulent of this set of vineyard chardonnays, displaying ripe peach, melon and nectarine scents, along with toasty lees and a hint of star anise. Broad and deeply concentrated but energetic, offering rich orchard fruit flavors that are given spine by subtle minerality. This seamless, expressive wine is already drinking well and finishes with excellent clarity and sappy persistence.
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