2011 Ridge Chardonnay Estate
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(made from fruit grown in the Monte Bello vineyard): Light gold. Fresh peach and honey on the highly perfumed nose. Plush and open-knit, offering sappy orchard and pit fruit flavors and a touch of anise. Closes with strong spicy cut, a hint of sweet butter and very good smoky persistence.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Josh Raynolds
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The 2011 Chardonnay Estate is strikingly beautiful. Creamy, layered and impeccably balanced, the 2011 Chardonnay Estate is one of the most gorgeous whites I have ever tasted from Ridge. Hints of lemon, white flowers and crushed rocks are layered into an oily finish supported by beams of minerality. This is a gorgeous wine by any measure. Can the 2011 Chardonnay Montebello be much better than this? We will know the answer next year. Yields were quite a bit lower than normal as the Ridge team was forced to drop quite a bit of fruit to achieve full ripeness and eliminate botrytis in this cool, late-ripening year.
Informazioni sul produttore
Best known for its iconic Monte Bello, Ridge Vineyards makes some of California’s finest wines – particularly Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. Long a pioneer of sustainable farming and minimal-intervention winemaking, Ridge makes an extensive range from Sonoma County and the Santa Cruz Mountains.