Justin Hansohn

9.0

This ones got character. Lost at sea with me and whole bunch of bitches from the northern rhone she seems exotic and she's speaking a different language. Zingy, acidic, bright...yet with concentration and zest. I can see her peppery and leather genetics in her eyes. I only wish I'd stayed sober enough to get closer to her and enjoy all of her nuances. A good rating because I feel like opening another just to repeat the experience. Very different I must say. — 10 years ago

Ramey Wine Cellars

10

"2010 Chardonnay, Ritchie Vineyard shows an ethereal nose that is light and refreshing with crisp lemon, sea salt and grain along with pineapple and verbena. The palate offers exceptional depth and texture with butterscotch, lemon, and toast with gorgeous balance. This will help you rediscover Chardonnay, without a doubt."
- Doug Wilder, Purely Domestic Wine Report, December 2013

All of our Chardonnays are whole-cluster pressed and fermented in Burgundian barrels with native yeast. Due to their great density and structure, vineyard-designate wines are able to absorb more oak without being overwhelmed, and see approximately 45% new French barrels. In addition, these wines spend more time in barrel (for Ritchie, 21 months), completely sur lies, before being bottled without filtration. — 11 years ago

Glen Sears

8.9

"The Oak Knoll district of Napa Valley is an ideal location for cultivating Merlot grapes. Warm days and cool morning fog, rich and well-drained soils all contribute to the unique growing climate and allow for an extended growing season. The fruit for our 2010 Napa Valley Merlot was hand selected from vineyards primarily in the Oak Knoll district. Merlot is the most planted varietal in Oak Knoll and the fruit is elegant, complex and balanced." — 12 years ago

Justin Hansohn

8.9

Sweet tarts, the pink cherry ones, and just a hint of spree, the coating, that initial metallic sour shock. Head change keeps getting foggy...the cloud spirits are strong in here. I keep thinking I'm tasting chalk but then I keep feeling like I'm tasting ocean clouds. I'm having a fun time with this right now at work but this bottle calls for a day of rain or a windy pause in the hills. The confusion of this drink is tricky. It took twice around to have these evaluations and perhaps its ready now but then again maybe the fog becomes something pretty in the end...but when? — 10 years ago

with Arturo

Francois du Plessis

9.0

Grapes harvested at sea level, moved to the mountains by truck, and ultimately made at altitude (1036m above sea level)...unbelievable taste and smell! — 11 years ago

Kathy Berez

Sales & Marketing Failla Wines

9.4

Clean & crisp SB — 12 years ago

Michelle Nix

9.4

Wine from Sea Stone Cellars. Friends of the family - fantastic italian style red! — 11 years ago

Delectable Wine

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9.8

Flowers winemaker Dave Keatley setting the bar high for extreme Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir & high jumps. Pacific fog superpowers at work! — 11 years ago

with Flowers

Nick Wolfe

9.1

A pretty and rather feminine Grenache. Gorgeous deep red color. Beautiful minerality that seems just a bit like the ocean, sea salt in a way that doesn't seem like it should work, but does. — 12 years ago

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.6

1 acre 70 cases a year 1900ft elevation above the fog — 12 years ago