Balletto Vineyards

Sexton Hill Vineyard Chardonnay

8.916 ratings

8.92 pro ratings

Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA

Chardonnay

Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison

Top Notes For

Food & Wine Editor Sonoma Valley Sun

8.6

White roses and honeydew, very high acid.

White roses and honeydew, very high acid.

May 14th, 2016

9.3

Pear, touch of malo, touch of oak, great acid

Pear, touch of malo, touch of oak, great acid

Dec 16th, 2013

9.0

Nice nose, touch of mushroom.
Great texture- silky with a soft mineral finish.

Nice nose, touch of mushroom.
Great texture- silky with a soft mineral finish.

Sep 29th, 2022

8.9

2013 opened in 2018. Nice bright fruit flavor, but not quite as smooth as I prefer

2013 opened in 2018. Nice bright fruit flavor, but not quite as smooth as I prefer

Nov 30th, 2018

8.5

Boring, average, crowd pleaser.

Boring, average, crowd pleaser.

Oct 29th, 2015

Eric Monek Anderson

Bought a bottle

Bought a bottle

Mar 13th, 2016

9.5

Jason had this 2 years ago

Jason had this 2 years ago

Nov 14th, 2022

9.0

Marcel had this 4 years ago

Marcel had this 4 years ago

Apr 18th, 2021

8.7

Andra had this 4 years ago

Andra had this 4 years ago

Jun 8th, 2020

8.9

Matt had this 5 years ago

Matt had this 5 years ago

Sep 15th, 2019