Raen, Fort Ross-Seaview Charles Ranch Chardonnay

Raen, Fort Ross-Seaview Charles Ranch ChardonnayThe 2017 Chardonnay Charles Ranch is flinty on the nose to begin, taking time to reveal white peach, lemon peel, pie crust and honey. The palate is much more open, offering generous layers of honeyed, spicy fruit. It has an expansive, satiny texture balanced by bright acidity and a long, complex finish. It will continue to gain savory complexity over the next decade.

so it naturally shows considerable extraction and a much stronger oak imprint than is the case with the vintages that follow it

mint and spices

the Gigondas Vieilles Vignes and the Gigondas Clos des Tourelles

resulting in an exquisite and structured wine with a focus on terroir

The velvety and generously proportioned middle-weight flavors retain reasonable detail on the delicious if not especially dense flavors that firm up on the lingering finish

The 2018 El Ciruelo could very well be the finest vintage of this single-vineyard bottling

middle weight flavors possess a succulent palate impression that is heightened by the abundant level of dry extract that also serves to buffer the even firmer

flowing and harmonious in the mouth

950 bottles made

This offering is personally made by Dr

spice and a pretty floral top note

detailed and tension-filled middle weight flavors that culminate in a muscular