Robert Young Estate Winery

Alexander Valley Chardonnay

8.966 ratings
8.45 pro ratings
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Chardonnay
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Top Notes For
Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

Honestly, very impressed, especially for a 13 year old bottle of Chardonnay. This tasted more like 5 years old. Deep yellow with medium plus viscosity. Very toasty with some butter on the nose. Thick and inviting, even a little bit of apple in the finish. Moderate acidity (5/10), nicely structured with a medium body. Warm and inviting on the palate with some buttery notes, slightly baked apples and a little bit of minerality near the medium finish. Overall very impress, but drink now as soon as this breathes for about an hour it starts to thin out.

Honestly, very impressed, especially for a 13 year old bottle of Chardonnay. This tasted more like 5 years old. Deep yellow with medium plus viscosity. Very toasty with some butter on the nose. Thick and inviting, even a little bit of apple in the finish. Moderate acidity (5/10), nicely structured with a medium body. Warm and inviting on the palate with some buttery notes, slightly baked apples and a little bit of minerality near the medium finish. Overall very impress, but drink now as soon as this breathes for about an hour it starts to thin out.

Nov 17th, 2016
Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

6.4

This has seen better days. Creamed corn.

This has seen better days. Creamed corn.

Dec 25th, 2014
Blair Poynton

Winemaker Jed Wines, Marketing Old Bridge Cellars

9.6

Excellent and Balanced. Citrus, green melon and orange blossom. Well integrated soft oak, creamy body and a touch of spice on the finish

Excellent and Balanced. Citrus, green melon and orange blossom. Well integrated soft oak, creamy body and a touch of spice on the finish

Mar 29th, 2014
Mike Regina

Really happy with this…very good white

Really happy with this…very good white

Dec 30th, 2022
Brito

M bom. Notas de manteiga e especiarias.

M bom. Notas de manteiga e especiarias.

Nov 8th, 2022
Karyn Fricke

Swirl and allow to open up. Not too heavy on the oak and butter, nice amount of acidity to balance it out.

Swirl and allow to open up. Not too heavy on the oak and butter, nice amount of acidity to balance it out.

May 6th, 2020
Ae
9.5

Sonoma 2019. Taste of Sonoma event. Loved!

Sonoma 2019. Taste of Sonoma event. Loved!

Sep 7th, 2019
Mark Flesher

Definitely not sub 90. Does it have that backbone and full throttle complexity of a Marcassin, Peter Michael, Aubert or Kistler chard? No. But, as far as Chardonnay goes this one is a pleaser at the $40 price point. Nose of basil and rosemary and limestone, honey and pear. Entry is rounded up front, entry with surprising acidity. Honey, peach, white wildflowers, honeysuckle, mango. Gets more mineral rich in the middle and finish. Impressive chard. I'd say this can hold 5 to 10 years easily.

Definitely not sub 90. Does it have that backbone and full throttle complexity of a Marcassin, Peter Michael, Aubert or Kistler chard? No. But, as far as Chardonnay goes this one is a pleaser at the $40 price point. Nose of basil and rosemary and limestone, honey and pear. Entry is rounded up front, entry with surprising acidity. Honey, peach, white wildflowers, honeysuckle, mango. Gets more mineral rich in the middle and finish. Impressive chard. I'd say this can hold 5 to 10 years easily.

Aug 17th, 2019
Mark Flesher

This wine does a good job of walking the tightrope between mineral driven and rounded. This wine has a nose of peach, citrus, some brioche. Enters very rounded: mango, honeydew, peach. This wine then goes to more of a mineral-driven middle with a steely character. Finishes with a sharp acidity, lime. Went really well with herbed chicken and an apple-cheddar-shallot-spinach salad with olive oil dressing. The remaining chards will be held a little longer. This wine is not as complex as the Barrel Reserve Chard for sure, but is a solid wine considering the price.

This wine does a good job of walking the tightrope between mineral driven and rounded. This wine has a nose of peach, citrus, some brioche. Enters very rounded: mango, honeydew, peach. This wine then goes to more of a mineral-driven middle with a steely character. Finishes with a sharp acidity, lime. Went really well with herbed chicken and an apple-cheddar-shallot-spinach salad with olive oil dressing. The remaining chards will be held a little longer. This wine is not as complex as the Barrel Reserve Chard for sure, but is a solid wine considering the price.

Mar 7th, 2019
Anna Sangiacomo

Very well balanced. Lots of citrus.

Very well balanced. Lots of citrus.

Jan 19th, 2019