Maritana Vineyards
Dutton Ranch Hansen Hill Vineyard Chardonnay
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Light golden in color.
On the nose ripe lemons, yellow apples, oak, light butter, citrus, vanilla, Indian spices, light honeysuckle and light tangerines.
Full bodied, creamy and bold, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with red apples, oak, vanilla, citrus, spices, sea salt, white pepper and light earth.
Nice length on the finish with lemons and almonds.
This is a very tasty Chardonnay from Russian River Valley. Showing nice complexity, especially on the nose. I really enjoyed the nose more than the palate.
This four year old is drinking very nicely now with lots of oak and vanilla notes. Still very fresh.
Good right out of the bottle, and much better after 30 minutes of airtime.
This Single Vineyard Chardonnay is a good quality wine, that will continue to age nicely in the next five years. I've had this vintage a year ago, and it is much better now.
Nicely balanced with a great mouth feel. Buttery and creamy, and better when not very cold.
Aged in French oak barrels. A small production of only 350 cases.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$90.
Light golden in color.
On the nose ripe lemons, yellow apples, oak, light butter, citrus, vanilla, Indian spices, light honeysuckle and light tangerines.
Full bodied, creamy and bold, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with red apples, oak, vanilla, citrus, spices, sea salt, white pepper and light earth.
Nice length on the finish with lemons and almonds.
This is a very tasty Chardonnay from Russian River Valley. Showing nice complexity, especially on the nose. I really enjoyed the nose more than the palate.
This four year old is drinking very nicely now with lots of oak and vanilla notes. Still very fresh.
Good right out of the bottle, and much better after 30 minutes of airtime.
This Single Vineyard Chardonnay is a good quality wine, that will continue to age nicely in the next five years. I've had this vintage a year ago, and it is much better now.
Nicely balanced with a great mouth feel. Buttery and creamy, and better when not very cold.
Aged in French oak barrels. A small production of only 350 cases.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$90.
Maritana Vineyards Dutton Ranch Chardonnay 2017, Russian River Valley, California
Light yellow in color with a golden hue.
Light nose of citrus, vanilla, light oak, spices and yellow apples.
Full bodied, buttery and soft, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with light oak and vanilla, citrus, lemons, grapefruits, herbs, earth, spices and white pepper.
Medium plus on the finish with bitter almonds and black pepper.
This is a very nice and elegant Chardonnay from Russian River Valley. Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel.
This oaky Chardonnay, is not the "in your face" kind of wine, and even better with food.
This Single Vineyard is a good quality wine, that will age nicely in the next 5 years.
I paired it with cheeses, and it worked very nicely with the Swiss cheese and the double cream Brie cheese.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$90.
Maritana Vineyards Dutton Ranch Chardonnay 2017, Russian River Valley, California
Light yellow in color with a golden hue.
Light nose of citrus, vanilla, light oak, spices and yellow apples.
Full bodied, buttery and soft, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with light oak and vanilla, citrus, lemons, grapefruits, herbs, earth, spices and white pepper.
Medium plus on the finish with bitter almonds and black pepper.
This is a very nice and elegant Chardonnay from Russian River Valley. Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel.
This oaky Chardonnay, is not the "in your face" kind of wine, and even better with food.
This Single Vineyard is a good quality wine, that will age nicely in the next 5 years.
I paired it with cheeses, and it worked very nicely with the Swiss cheese and the double cream Brie cheese.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$90.
Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall
This is my wine - I won't give it a rating myself but I am extremely pleased with it. Hansen Hill Vineyard is one of the absolute top vineyard sites under the DUTTON RANCH banner. It is due to be released in March 2019.
This is my wine - I won't give it a rating myself but I am extremely pleased with it. Hansen Hill Vineyard is one of the absolute top vineyard sites under the DUTTON RANCH banner. It is due to be released in March 2019.
Aug 29th, 2018