Stony Hill
Napa Valley Chardonnay
Napa Valley, California, USA
Beautiful Chardonnay. Still zippy and fresh. love this wine.
Beautiful Chardonnay. Still zippy and fresh. love this wine.
May 3rd, 2018
Since we needed an American wine to pair with the turkey.
Since we needed an American wine to pair with the turkey.
Nov 25th, 2016
Poke bowl Friday night and a little bit of Napa History with a Stony Hill Chardonnay. Prior notes apply.
Poke bowl Friday night and a little bit of Napa History with a Stony Hill Chardonnay. Prior notes apply.
Jul 16th, 2022Pop and pour....old school Napa Chardonnay history in a bottle (over 65 yrs making Napa Chard). Most vintages need some age to really show off. On the nose: grass, citrus, honey, minerals, and floral. Taste: creamy, juicy acidity, young, fresh wine with white peach, minerals, slate, lemon-lime, and a long almond pear finish. YUM!
Pop and pour....old school Napa Chardonnay history in a bottle (over 65 yrs making Napa Chard). Most vintages need some age to really show off. On the nose: grass, citrus, honey, minerals, and floral. Taste: creamy, juicy acidity, young, fresh wine with white peach, minerals, slate, lemon-lime, and a long almond pear finish. YUM!
Dec 24th, 2021
One of my all-time favorite Chardonnays and have been on the mailing list since the early 1990s. Found this vintage at an Indiana shop. Always true to the fruit without the masking that malolactic and oak. Long finish slight green apple pear and lemon. Owing to the acidity I’ll leave the remaining couple bottles in the cellar and taste them in a year or more.
One of my all-time favorite Chardonnays and have been on the mailing list since the early 1990s. Found this vintage at an Indiana shop. Always true to the fruit without the masking that malolactic and oak. Long finish slight green apple pear and lemon. Owing to the acidity I’ll leave the remaining couple bottles in the cellar and taste them in a year or more.
Aug 14th, 2020
This was a classic Stony Hill Chardonnay, in wonderful shape, not a hint of age, well-rounded balanced flavors, good acidity.
This was a classic Stony Hill Chardonnay, in wonderful shape, not a hint of age, well-rounded balanced flavors, good acidity.
Apr 13th, 2020Green-apple-flavored Chardonnay. Very different and interesting. But at $52, a disappointment. I don’t expect a high-end expensive Chardonnay to taste like this. I would be very satisfied at $25. This unoaked, non-malolactic fermentation Chardonnay is the first I have had with this crisp flavor. Although Chardonnay can have quite a range from steely Chablis to buttery Napa, this is out-of-range for me. Tastes and feels like a German or Austrian white. It needs to breathe for an hour.
Green-apple-flavored Chardonnay. Very different and interesting. But at $52, a disappointment. I don’t expect a high-end expensive Chardonnay to taste like this. I would be very satisfied at $25. This unoaked, non-malolactic fermentation Chardonnay is the first I have had with this crisp flavor. Although Chardonnay can have quite a range from steely Chablis to buttery Napa, this is out-of-range for me. Tastes and feels like a German or Austrian white. It needs to breathe for an hour.
Jun 1st, 2018Heard much about this one and all the build up did not disappoint. Delicious and oh so well balanced.
Heard much about this one and all the build up did not disappoint. Delicious and oh so well balanced.
Mar 27th, 2018