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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2020 (based on 6 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by CJM on 8/31/2020 & rated 88 points: Clear, slightly dark straw. Apricot, straw, vanilla. Medium to low acids, very low tannins. Banana. Medium to long slightly acidic finish (607 views) | | | Tasted by roxles on 7/21/2020: Love Navarro wines. (630 views) | | | Tasted by GoBlue2002 on 12/14/2019 & rated 91 points: Nice oak and butter along with green apple and acidity on finish to balance. Apricot, mineral.
Not the most complex, but good. Good food wine with a white sauce pasta dish. (784 views) | | | Tasted by Janstan on 9/15/2019 & rated 84 points: Very light, short on acid (836 views) | | | Tasted by mattboney on 8/25/2019 & rated 90 points: Paired with chicken cutlets and blistered shishito peppers coated in brown butter, parmesan, and salt/pepper.
A balanced chardonnay with light oak influence. It has more citrus flavors chilled, as it warms, you get a bit more cream and a dab of spice from the oak. (817 views) | | | Tasted by davekeefer on 11/21/2018 & rated 91 points: Moderately aromatic and relatively flavorful; main flavors of apple-pear, with hints of nectarine and citrus. Starts out crisp with little oak, but gets noticeably more creme and oak as it breathes. Medium to long finish. (716 views) | | | Tasted by GoBlue2002 on 4/16/2018 & rated 90 points: Better chilled below cellar temp.
Stone fruit, oak, balanced acidity, spice. Paired well with sundried tomato chicken.
Me - 90, Wife - 91 (944 views) | | | Tasted by Jamul Wino on 2/28/2018 flawed bottle: Nose - faint odor of a corked wine
Palate - The corked wine dominated the palate
Too bad in the past I have liked the chardonnay premiere Reserve (684 views) | | | Tasted by stevenc.rees@gmail.com on 11/11/2017 & rated 89 points: Nice, easy drinking chard. best with food, but fine by itself. Light oak. good balance. Always a dependable wine. (749 views) | | | Tasted by dbenson9 on 7/26/2017: Better than we had anticipated. Clean, not overly Oakes, quite nice. (827 views) | | | Tasted by Deux Chevaux on 6/8/2017: Golden. Rich -- and could use a touch more acid -- but still quite well balanced and bright. Very enjoyable spread out over five nights. (816 views) | | | Tasted by mdefreitas on 4/18/2017 & rated 90 points: Much like last year's version, this 2015 deftly integrates the oak; enough to provide mouth-feel, but not so much as to overwhelm the fruit. Nicely balanced, middleweight Chardonnay. (881 views) |
| Navarro Vineyards Producer websiteChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)Anderson Valleyhttp://www.avwines.com/anderson-valley-appellation-map/
Anderson Valley stretches from Yorkville Highlands (located in a highland meadow straddling the upper Rancheria Creek and upper Dry Creek watersheds) through Boonville (located on Anderson Creek) and Philo (located on Indian Creek) to Navarro (located on Soda Creek). Rancheria, Anderson, Indian and Soda creeks are tributaries to the Navarro River, which flows north and west through the coastal range to the Pacific Ocean; Dry Creek flows south into the Russian River watershed in Sonoma County. The main stem of the Navarro River begins less than a mile south of Philo at the confluence of Anderson Creek and Rancheria Creek. The mouth of the Navarro is 10 miles (16 km) south of Mendocino, California. Encompassing 315 square miles (816 km²), the Navarro River watershed is the largest coastal basin in Mendocino County.
Such unique geography results in a wide diurnal range, with daily high and low temperatures occasionally diverging 40 or 50 degrees. This enables Pinot Noir growers to keep acid development in line with sugar and flavor formation through long, warm Indian summers. It also makes for superb Gewurztraminer and Riesling, giving rise to the valley’s annual Alsatian Varietals and Pinot Noir festivals.
The climate in the Anderson Valley appellation is tempered by cool marine air. Steep hills and mountains surround rolling to nearly level alluvial terraces. The dominant natural vegetation is a mixed forest of Coast Redwood, various native oak varieties, and Douglas-fir. Elevation ranges from sea level to 2,500 feet (760 m). The average annual precipitation ranges from 35 to 80 inches (900 to 2000 mm). The average annual temperature is about 53 °F (12 °C), and the average frost-free season ranges from 220 to 365 days. Towards the coast the summers are cool and moist with frequent fog, while the interior Anderson Valley proper features a warm to hot summer climate similar to nearby interior regions, with daytime highs occasionally in excess of 100 °F (38 °C).
Visitors to the Valley should come prepared for cool evenings and warm days. Locals dress in layers year round. |
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