Rivers-Marie

Joy Road Vineyard Chardonnay

9.28 ratings

9.21 pro ratings

Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA

Chardonnay

Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces

Top Notes For

9.2

Lemon kissed butterscotch. Rich butterscotch on the round palette. A drinker’s cali chard.

Lemon kissed butterscotch. Rich butterscotch on the round palette. A drinker’s cali chard.

Nov 24th, 2020

9.3

In a good spot with an hour of air. More my speed than the Sonoma chard and a notch below the B. Theriot. Plan to stock up on release next week.

In a good spot with an hour of air. More my speed than the Sonoma chard and a notch below the B. Theriot. Plan to stock up on release next week.

Feb 13th, 2020

9.4

Peaches pears cream butter and vanilla notes. Very viscous and rich. Drinking beautifully now

Peaches pears cream butter and vanilla notes. Very viscous and rich. Drinking beautifully now

May 29th, 2019

8.9

This is a nice drinking chard. I’d caution food pairing. Nose of white flowers, along with tropical and stone fruits. Palette is soft and round, low acid and low mineral profile. The oak treatment came on strong for me, with butterscotch and even a slight woody taste. Perhaps not integrated yet.

This is a nice drinking chard. I’d caution food pairing. Nose of white flowers, along with tropical and stone fruits. Palette is soft and round, low acid and low mineral profile. The oak treatment came on strong for me, with butterscotch and even a slight woody taste. Perhaps not integrated yet.

Oct 25th, 2018

9.2

Continue to be impressed with everything I've had from TRB - tough to top for the price. I decanted for about 1.5 hours which helped considerably.

Continue to be impressed with everything I've had from TRB - tough to top for the price. I decanted for about 1.5 hours which helped considerably.

Sep 8th, 2017

9.2

Wow. Well balanced. Medium to full. Nice tannins. Young. Viscose. Love #sonomacoastvineyards & fruit. So unique.

Wow. Well balanced. Medium to full. Nice tannins. Young. Viscose. Love #sonomacoastvineyards & fruit. So unique.

Mar 11th, 2017

Jeffrey Bragman

President at WINEPSYCH

9.2

Jeffrey had this 8 years ago

Jeffrey had this 8 years ago

Apr 17th, 2017

9.1

Gregg had this 6 years ago

Gregg had this 6 years ago

Apr 8th, 2019