Swanson Vineyards

Salon Wine Selection Napa Valley Chardonnay

8.920 ratings
8.84 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Chardonnay
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

8.9

1/3 estate grown and only older oak used.

1/3 estate grown and only older oak used.

Oct 17th, 2014
Tia Butts

Sea scallops with sweet corn succotash and grilled artichokes with 2012 Swanson Napa Valley Chardonnay. Yum.

Sea scallops with sweet corn succotash and grilled artichokes with 2012 Swanson Napa Valley Chardonnay. Yum.

Aug 28th, 2014
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.0

Bringing back the chardonna 31 years making wine Chris phelps has been on board since. 2003 ripe tropical fruit with vanilla bean creme brûlée notes notes of banana graduate of uv David off to Bordeaux yo study under Christian Moeux then on to dominus and then yto Caymus. Merlot is the reason He is back. Nicely balanced Chardonnay with a nice touch of lightly toasted oak spice. Meyer lemon zest finish very zesty non Malo Pinot Grigio around 4000?cases light aromatic varietal 9% Chardonnay only 13.2 alcohol has a pretty floral notes lemon blossom lychee nut fruit very clean and apple very clean

Bringing back the chardonna 31 years making wine Chris phelps has been on board since. 2003 ripe tropical fruit with vanilla bean creme brûlée notes notes of banana graduate of uv David off to Bordeaux yo study under Christian Moeux then on to dominus and then yto Caymus. Merlot is the reason He is back. Nicely balanced Chardonnay with a nice touch of lightly toasted oak spice. Meyer lemon zest finish very zesty non Malo Pinot Grigio around 4000?cases light aromatic varietal 9% Chardonnay only 13.2 alcohol has a pretty floral notes lemon blossom lychee nut fruit very clean and apple very clean

Mar 20th, 2014
Brittany Stone

Delicious, great balance

Delicious, great balance

Sep 7th, 2013
K L
9.0

Pleasantly surprised! This held up to some of our other standard and we’d definitely get again or stock up. Balanced and oaky.

Pleasantly surprised! This held up to some of our other standard and we’d definitely get again or stock up. Balanced and oaky.

Jan 25th, 2022
Gladys Xiques

Notes of apple and tartness but heavy with butteriness. As it has remain opened it has become more crisp yet fuller with a heaviness.

Notes of apple and tartness but heavy with butteriness. As it has remain opened it has become more crisp yet fuller with a heaviness.

May 28th, 2020
K L
8.9

K had this 7 years ago

K had this 7 years ago

Feb 16th, 2017
Docho Dochev

Docho had this 8 years ago

Docho had this 8 years ago

Jun 1st, 2016
Nico Suave

Nico had this 8 years ago

Nico had this 8 years ago

May 1st, 2016
Michael Lauterman

Michael had this 8 years ago

Michael had this 8 years ago

Apr 29th, 2016