I attended a wedding recently at Holman Ranch and this was served. Of the three wines I tried, this was the best one. Pale gold in color. The nose has some peach and melon. Nice. On the palate, this is nice. Easy drinking with a bit of melon. Clean. No bite. This should be consumed in the next year or so. It will work with lighter foods or on its own.
This is a very nice Chardonnay from Wente, a long time producer in California (founded in 1883). This particular Chardonnay is grown from a single vineyard, Riva Ranch, in Arroyo Grande. Yellow gold in color, clear and shimmering bright. The nose is a bit chalky with grapefruit and slight baking spice. With air, a bit of pineapple comes out. It has a really nice voluptuous texture. On the palate, more lemon chiffon with nice underlying minerality and some spice. Moderate acidity. Good finish. This is tasty and drinks nicely on its own but will work well with all but the heaviest of
This was the winner of a recent tasting of California Chardonnays. Very impressive showing and much better than expected. I have always like their reds, but I believe this was the first Chardonnay I have tried from them. Green gold in color. The nose is really interesting with ginger ale notes along with nice minerality and slight pears. On the palate, this is clean with great minerality. Just a slight kiss of vanilla. Deep with a nice complexity. This didn't change much over night two. It should make great drinking over the next five to seven years but likely longer if well stored
