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Russian River Valley Chardonnay

8.848 ratings
8.73 pro ratings
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Chardonnay
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Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.7

Clear medium yellow. Notes of oak, butter, and ripe stone fruits. Balanced acidity (6/10) and well rounded. Crisp with a touch of citrus, spices and a rich mouthfeel. Medium bodied that gets a little bigger when it warms up but loses its crispness. Medium and fresh finish. Nose packs a little more interest than the palate. Drink till 2021.

Clear medium yellow. Notes of oak, butter, and ripe stone fruits. Balanced acidity (6/10) and well rounded. Crisp with a touch of citrus, spices and a rich mouthfeel. Medium bodied that gets a little bigger when it warms up but loses its crispness. Medium and fresh finish. Nose packs a little more interest than the palate. Drink till 2021.

Jul 15th, 2017
Sipping Fine Wine

Clear medium yellow color. Aromas of tropical fruits. The palate shows apples, pineapples, mangoes and lemons with light oak and spice. The wine was well balanced with oak and acidity. The finish lingered with a good mouthfeel.

Clear medium yellow color. Aromas of tropical fruits. The palate shows apples, pineapples, mangoes and lemons with light oak and spice. The wine was well balanced with oak and acidity. The finish lingered with a good mouthfeel.

1 person found it helpfulMar 3rd, 2016
Ruth Barnard

Excellent Chardonnay from Costco for 19.95. 9-21. Buy again

Excellent Chardonnay from Costco for 19.95. 9-21. Buy again

Sep 19th, 2021
Dani Jensen-DeNofa

Nose is buttery with notes of salinity and maybe honey.. Tart. Lots of Oak. Pear. Maybe some green apple. Light spice finish.

Nose is buttery with notes of salinity and maybe honey.. Tart. Lots of Oak. Pear. Maybe some green apple. Light spice finish.

Jul 23rd, 2020
A m O
8.4

Very sweet

Very sweet

Feb 7th, 2019
Lisa McKinnon

Full bodied, nice balance between oaky-buttery and crisp citrus. Probably drinkable for anyone who doesn’t like things too dry and/or unoaked. Paired well with gnocchi.

Full bodied, nice balance between oaky-buttery and crisp citrus. Probably drinkable for anyone who doesn’t like things too dry and/or unoaked. Paired well with gnocchi.

Oct 21st, 2017
Simon Weston

Very different to my last experience with this one - aromatic toasted sugar nose with baked pear citrus taste and its quite sweet. Nose is better than taste.

Very different to my last experience with this one - aromatic toasted sugar nose with baked pear citrus taste and its quite sweet. Nose is better than taste.

Oct 14th, 2017
Lori Lowman

Crisp, light with a nice oak taste....summer sipper

Crisp, light with a nice oak taste....summer sipper

Jul 14th, 2017
Louis Martin

While usually not a fan of Chardonnay, this one works nicely as a pairing with seafood or on its own. Light, not too buttery.

While usually not a fan of Chardonnay, this one works nicely as a pairing with seafood or on its own. Light, not too buttery.

Apr 6th, 2017
Tricia Neugebauer

Light, traditional Chardonnay- light oak and buttery

Light, traditional Chardonnay- light oak and buttery

Jun 4th, 2016