2016 Ferren Wines Chardonnay

Made by the talented Matt Courtney, the 2016 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast comes from a handful of sites on the Sonoma Coast and spent 12 months in 20% new barrels before being moved to stainless steel tanks for six months. It’s a riper, rounded Sonoma Coast Chardonnay that has plenty of white peach, currant, and spice notes as well as subtle oak, full body, ample mid-palate concentration, and a great finish. It's a powerful wine that packs some oomph yet stays beautifully balanced. Buy it.

The 2016 Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast) is rich, creamy and super-expressive. A blend of deselected barrels from the three single-vineyard sources, the Sonoma Coast Chardonnay punches above its weight. There is plenty of the texture and richness that informs the vineyard designates. Tangerine, dried flowers and lightly honeyed notes all build in this striking, absolutely delicious wine from Ferren and proprietor Matt Courtney.

The 2016 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast is made from declassified barrels of the single-vineyard wines. It has an open nose of lemongrass, stone, white blossoms, spring honey and hazelnut. Medium to full-bodied, it has great concentration in the mouth with loads of floral and honey-nut nuance, juicy acidity and phenolic texture to add support to all those layers, finishing very long and honeyed. 90 cases were made.