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• Carmbrister wrote:

  December 25, 2023 - Wonderful Chardonnay. Great body and balance of fruit.

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• alohaboys Likes this wine: 88 points

  September 17, 2023 - Meh for the price paid.

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• mkeiser wrote:

  July 2, 2023 - Johanne liked

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• B&Dg Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 23, 2022 - Excellent Chard!
  Wonderful nose and balance between fruit, acidity and so smooth.

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• John Dunlap Likes this wine: 93 points

  October 8, 2022 - Quick note from an impeccable cellar. 1.5l format. Drake was an apple orchard prior to John Dyson's 1999 purchase and conversion to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The vineyard is contiguous to the Russian River on one side and surrounded by hillsides of redwoods on the remainder. The cool - to downright cold - winds of the Pacific flow up the river past the vineyard and keep this property cooler than other parts of the Russian River Valley AVA.
  
  This wine is quite good. Color is excellent too. Nose and palate of yellow apple and pear mostly. Also noticed a bit of forest and a wood spices, and savory tarragon. Use of only French oak provides spice and toasty flavors, the latter of which is only slightly amplified in the bottle by reasonable bottle age. Enjoy now for the next four years or so. 93+
  
  (Served with a simple ham and white bean bean soup plus toasted bread. An excellent combo.)

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type White
• Producer Williams Selyem
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Drake Estate Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley

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• Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
• In Cellars 322 (54%)
• Consumed 274 (46%)

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