Gary Farrell

Russian River Selection Chardonnay

9.119 ratings
8.84 pro ratings
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Chardonnay
Top Notes For
Chris McClellan

Incredible wine, tropical notes, zesty lime and apple, pear, vanilla, toast, creamy with long finish...

Incredible wine, tropical notes, zesty lime and apple, pear, vanilla, toast, creamy with long finish...

Oct 13th, 2019
Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

9.0

Really nice Russian River Chardonnay, elegant smooth and sophisticated with lovely notes of grapefruit, citrus blossom, mineral and hints of light butter and oak, round , smooth body with lovely balanced acidity and a splendid finish. A bit of an old world burgundy style. Lovely my score 90, drink to 2021

Really nice Russian River Chardonnay, elegant smooth and sophisticated with lovely notes of grapefruit, citrus blossom, mineral and hints of light butter and oak, round , smooth body with lovely balanced acidity and a splendid finish. A bit of an old world burgundy style. Lovely my score 90, drink to 2021

Jun 3rd, 2019
Sarah Stierch

Food & Wine Editor Sonoma Valley Sun

8.5

Very light nose with some river rock and a touch of oak. Mouth is lemon curd, kefir lime and light oak that would satisfy an non-fussy sauvignon blanc drinker.

Very light nose with some river rock and a touch of oak. Mouth is lemon curd, kefir lime and light oak that would satisfy an non-fussy sauvignon blanc drinker.

Nov 3rd, 2017
Ken Venezio

Coravin'd a glass. Opens with a buttery nose but it's much more acidic than buttery. Nice fruit notes of Key Lime and peach. Somewhat of a longer orangey finish. I liked it better less chilled.

Coravin'd a glass. Opens with a buttery nose but it's much more acidic than buttery. Nice fruit notes of Key Lime and peach. Somewhat of a longer orangey finish. I liked it better less chilled.

Aug 20th, 2018
Justin C. Thompson

It tastes like the Russian river valley with a balance of acidity, minerality and slight vanilla.

It tastes like the Russian river valley with a balance of acidity, minerality and slight vanilla.

Mar 18th, 2018
Ken Venezio

Loads of lemon square citrus and butterscotch. Not a crazy acidic bomb. This stays in your mouth for a long vanilla finish. Perfect pairing with a buttery shrimp scampi.

Loads of lemon square citrus and butterscotch. Not a crazy acidic bomb. This stays in your mouth for a long vanilla finish. Perfect pairing with a buttery shrimp scampi.

Jan 22nd, 2018
Mark Flesher

Most of the Farrell wines really do strike a very nice balance between buttery and acidic. This one is no different. Definite notes of butter, but also has a more acidic and tart side. The wine poured a medium straw color into the glass. The nose was butter and honey. Quite nice, actually. The entry was immediately more of a softer, full bodied, rounded edged wine that was all butter up front. Melon and mango abounded through the middle of the wine and finished with a lot of sharp acidity. This wine is insanely young. I felt that this one really could have used a 1-hour decant, and probably was murdered tonight, but it was the best option in a cellar of red wine when the chef calls for a white! Drink with a lot of bottle decant, or hold for 1-2 yrs before opening.

Most of the Farrell wines really do strike a very nice balance between buttery and acidic. This one is no different. Definite notes of butter, but also has a more acidic and tart side. The wine poured a medium straw color into the glass. The nose was butter and honey. Quite nice, actually. The entry was immediately more of a softer, full bodied, rounded edged wine that was all butter up front. Melon and mango abounded through the middle of the wine and finished with a lot of sharp acidity. This wine is insanely young. I felt that this one really could have used a 1-hour decant, and probably was murdered tonight, but it was the best option in a cellar of red wine when the chef calls for a white! Drink with a lot of bottle decant, or hold for 1-2 yrs before opening.

Sep 28th, 2017
Michael Callahan

Michael had this 4 years ago

Michael had this 4 years ago

Apr 20th, 2020
Bob Gaby

Bob had this 3 years ago

Bob had this 3 years ago

Dec 26th, 2020
Emily Poppen

Emily had this 3 years ago

Emily had this 3 years ago

Dec 3rd, 2020