Brendan OConnell

9.2

Great Chardonnay - not too much butter or oak. — 5 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.3

Green fig, butter, poached pear with remarkable acidity and balance for a 9 year old Chardonnay. — 6 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.1

What a treat-2001 vintage. Scents of honey and almond. Peach, nectarine and honey. Kiss of butter and oak in the finish. — 6 years ago

Ben Sugg

9.4

Pear skin and green apple on the nose. Mouthfeel is rounded with hints of vanilla and bright but balanced acid notes. Long luscious linger begging for a butter poached lobster tail or Dover sole. — 6 years ago

M

9.2

Honey-melon, citrus, and almond butter, all surrounded by mineral overtones--limestone, with a lovely, creamy fig finish. Elegant. — 7 years ago

Tracy Swanson

8.9

Nicely integrated, more butter on the nose than taste, ripe apple with a smooth finish. Nice Chardonnay, my preference is old world Chard, this was nice. — 8 years ago

with Glenn

Jenifer Freebairn

9.0

Tasting so fresh! Lovely layers of apple and almond butter with lingering flinty, citrusy notes. Thanks, David!! #rameywinecellars — 9 years ago

MV

8.9

More butter than fruity. Vanilla and oak. Perfect for a lazy night with roasted chicken and vegetables. — 9 years ago

Javier Gómez-Lavin

8.9

Lighter golden hued. Honeydew, melon, damp clay and a tinge of turpentine on the nose. Silly and silky smooth on the palate, with a crescendoing gradient of clementine laced acidity. Mid palate shows straw, kiwi, and a balanced playfulness of citrus and limoncello. Oaked but not oaky nor faux butter flavored. Finish is luscious and long. A great example of how to Chardonnay without playing charades. Served decanted and cool. — 10 years ago

Philip Cook

9.9

Lush, silky, creamy, light acidity, lightly buttery. Paired well with crab legs and herb butter. — 10 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

Dan was being very curmudgeonly as he could taste butterscotch in this wine. I say he was right. I'd ALSO say I'll take every last bottle of this he has left and will even volunteer to take them away personally! Poured a medium amber color. Notes of butter and herb om the nose. Entry is overripe stone ground fruits with a nice weighted base. Butterscotch in front and middle but trails away in the finish where this wine just kind of dances more with a tarragon and peach kind of note. The only white I dared to try with the braised pork and pickled peppers. Although neither was a perfect complement, I was shocked at how this one definitely didn't run away! A true Marcassin! If you have these, I think I'd drink now. — 5 years ago

with Dan and Shay

Carl Fischer

9.1

Tropical fruits, some citrus, brioche, touch of butter. While oak is present it’s subtle to me. Light acid. First time trying this - didn’t know they made a Chard! — 6 years ago

Emily and Steve

9.1

$14.99 at Total Wine; very good, buttery — 7 years ago

Joni Murray

9.0

Buttery, creamy, bright acidity, tropical fruits, toasted nuts, coats the tongue in butter. Lovely for the style, not as flabby as some chards can be. Very nice — 7 years ago

Marcus Lancaster

9.4

Momma says 94 and I agree! Great Russian river example with wonderful butter, oak, fruit and acidity with a nice balance! We ❤️potter creek — 8 years ago

Pam Ozaluk

9.5

Amazing!! I believe the earlier comment calling it liquid butter sums it up! — 9 years ago

Robert Branden Shine

9.5

Complexity!!!! — 9 years ago

Kyle McKiernan

9.4

Enjoy that butter! — 9 years ago

with Patria

Julie (WineSnobVA)

9.0

True to its name - smooth as butter. Yum! — 10 years ago

Joel Liscio

Sommelier/Wine Director Bin 14

9.0

Nice butter and subtle oak. Nice body and acidity. — 11 years ago

Lyndsey Wegner

9.0

A malolactic bite at the beginning, slight acid and finishing with apricot and butter. Loved this wine, full-bodied and complex. I'd definitely buy it again! — 6 years ago

with Giana

Michael Winterbottom

9.4

New world Chablis emulation but with a little more ripe fruit character and butter notes. Butter mochi, ripe green apple, cooked apples. Really tart finish with duality if fruit character. 0 new oak usage in this wine, fermented in used oak barrels and battonage for a year. Not your typical Napa chardonnay by any means but elegant and pretty. Perfumed and pretty. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.8

🎉 Carrying on celebrating with this £150 love juice - fine, silky, sex & sizzle 😍 Have a fab day friends 😘🥂

🍷 Liquid gold

👃 Caramelised apple & almond butter croissant w/ a light smoke

👄 Med bodied impeccably smooth fine delicate golden mousse oozing decadence & refinement of soft honey, sweet & sour apple & citrus bake - its incredibly gorgeous

🎯 Long delightful creamy smooth caramel honey, green & citrus fruits silky seduction — 6 years ago

Colleen K

10

New favorite Chardonnay. Perfect blend of butter & fruit/crisp — 7 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

V14. Nice toasty, vanilla nose. Butter, pear and Meyer lemon fruit. Creamy , oaky finish. Well balanced, medium bodied. — 7 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.3

Lovely big, oaky CA cabernet sauvignon. Brandied dark cherries, raisins, dried plums, toasted vanilla, tobacco, licorice, butter, rosemary, molasses, raspberry, wool and animal skin. On the palate, the wine reveals more of those lovely dried dark fruit notes of raisins, cherries, and plums, as well as more brandied cherries, butter, rosemary. Soft, well balanced tannins that have had time to mellow and better integrate over the last ten years. I think it maybe could've gone another year or two, but I definitely opened at a great time. Splendid, deep, complex Cabernet that was a rewarding experience to drink. — 9 years ago

David Collins

9.2

Shaw and Smith produce amazing wine and this wine is perhaps there leading white. I'm always soft towards chardonnay due to my admiration for the varietal, but Shaw and Smith create that buttery goodness I love with great acid, balance and length. Butter, lemon grass, apple. — 9 years ago

Brax Z

9.2

Better than I remember other ZD chards; reminds me of how rombauer used to be...so lots of volume on the butter, but better balanced with the acidity — 10 years ago

Andrew Goldstein

9.5

Oak, butter, cream, apricot. — 10 years ago

Cathy Wilkins

9.9

Oak and butter but subtle — 11 years ago