List price: | $81.99 |
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Sale price: | $62.49 |
You save: | $19.50 (24%) |
Notes | |||
"The Ritchie Chardonnay walks a fine line between richness & delicacy. It has a complex and harmonious mouthfeel that balances power and elegance." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"Seeing the standard 20 months in 20% new French oak, the 2017 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard comes from one of the Grand Cru sites in the Russian River Valley. It has remarkable purity and elegance to go with ample richness (which is the hallmark of this site) as well as notes of ripe lemon and citrus fruits, lots of spice and crushed rock-like minerality, medium to full-bodied richness, and a great finish. It's up with the top Chardonnay in the vintage but needs 2-3 years of bottle age. It's going to be drinking brilliantly at age 15." —Jeb Dunnuck "The 2017 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard is perfumed with soft white blossoms, quince, beeswax and a nutty undercurrent. Medium-bodied and super silky, it expands to perfumed peachy fruit in the mouth, segueing to bright acidity and nutty nuances on the very long, energetic finis" —Wine Advocate "Vividly spicy, with concentrated baked pear, apple pastry and dried apricot flavors, backed by glistening acidity. Lemon meringue and quince paste notes fill the rich finish. Best from 2021 through 2025." —Wine Spectator |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Chardonnay | white meats like chicken, turkey or pork | Brie, Camembert, goat cheese, Gouda, Gruyere, Parmesan or Provolone | basil, butter, cream, garlic or saffron |