Eric W Brown

9.1

Butter, dried apricots — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Weekly Wednesday Wine Committee. Incredible hosting by Joe. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert wine, all tasted blind.

Bonus wines. My first time having this from Shafer, and it’s very down the middle. Epitomizes Cali chard. It’s not overly oaked, but certainly kissed by some. A crowd pleaser. Little bit of marzipan, lemon bar pastries and honey butter. — 6 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! — 7 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. — 7 years ago

Ryan Guillen

8.9

Warm Apple pear (tart) , crisp, light butter. Matt said it tastes like the skin of a apple (bitter). Served cold and wet! — 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 — 8 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 — 9 years ago

Joseph C Burke

9.2

Deep gold; nose of baked nuts, double vanilla and a slight petrol note; big tropical fruits, butter, New toasty oak, concentrated but not sloppy or sweet, good structure and a bit yeasty, strong finish. Would have thought this a French Burgundy it has good power. — 10 years ago

Robert Branden Shine

9.5

Complexity!!!! — 10 years ago

Joe Wines

9.2

07 was a bit better. Still a quintessential match for fresh crab and clarified butter. — 10 years ago

Pablo Cetlinski

9.4

Beautiful balanced tropical notes, touch of butter and acidity — 5 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.3

This 2017 is a very lovely bottle of Chardonnay. Aromatically complex in the early going- showing lots of citrus blossom, honeysuckle and orchard fruit aromas. Ripe peach, hints of tropical fruit, sweet butter and toasted hazelnut flavors all very present. The freshness, lift and subtle minerality make this wine feel very kinetic and alive. Burgundy of this quality is consistently twice the price, and I predict a very nice aging trajectory here as well. Superb quality, great balance. — 6 years ago

Jacynda Lavanture

9.1

Oak and butter. Paired it with a selection of oysters. — 7 years ago

with Holli

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. — 7 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. — 7 years ago

Juan P Perez

9.0

Mild butter profound vanilla. Can be overpowering; dulling tastebuds. — 8 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. — 9 years ago

with Glenn

Pam Ozaluk

9.5

Amazing!! I believe the earlier comment calling it liquid butter sums it up! — 10 years ago

Jenifer Freebairn

9.0

Tasting so fresh! Lovely layers of apple and almond butter with lingering flinty, citrusy notes. Thanks, David!! #rameywinecellars — 10 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 — 11 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.0

Good smooth Chardonnay with hints Apple honey and butter — 5 years ago

Brendan OConnell

9.2

Great Chardonnay - not too much butter or oak. — 6 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

Maybe there is a slight amount of bottle variation going on here. This wine has changed slightly since the last time it was enjoyed a few months ago. A little more butter - a little less stone ground fruit. At least initially. This wine isn't messing around. Lots of character. Mango and melon are the dominating notes here. I would say that this one still has quite a number of years left, but I think that the prime years are probably now through 2020. — 7 years ago

with Keith, Dan and 2 others

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! — 7 years ago

Colleen K

10

New favorite Chardonnay. Perfect blend of butter & fruit/crisp — 8 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

V14. Nice toasty, vanilla nose. Butter, pear and Meyer lemon fruit. Creamy , oaky finish. Well balanced, medium bodied. — 8 years ago

Sonjia Bradford

9.4

Love this wine! Smooth like butter... — 9 years ago

Jason Lede

9.5

Butter, like butter baby . . .
Not no Parkay, not no margarine,
Strickly butter baby, strictly butter
— 10 years ago

Kyle McKiernan

9.4

Enjoy that butter! — 10 years ago

with Patria

Julie (WineSnobVA)

9.0

True to its name - smooth as butter. Yum! — 11 years ago