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Rodney Strong Reserve Chardonnay 2018

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Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2018

Size
750ML

ABV
14.5%

Features
Boutique

Green Wine

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

The 2018 vintage of our Reserve Chardonnay has wonderful aromas of baked apple, pineapple and warm baking spices. On the palate, the creamy lemon meringue nutmeg notes are well balanced by a crisp acidity and a rich mouthfeel. Enjoy this Chardonnay now with cheese ravioli and cream sauce, or herb crusted halibut.

Professional Ratings

  • 91
    Lots of stone fruits, buttered peach, and melon notes emerge from the 2018 Chardonnay Reserve. This is a vibrant, clean, balanced Chardonnay with plenty of classy oak, a good spine of acidity, and a great finish. It's certainly an outstanding wine.
  • 90
    Juicy, with meringue and almond pastry accents to the ripe white fruit and spice flavors. Shows toasty richness on the long, plush finish.

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Rodney Strong

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Founded by wine industry pioneer, Rod Strong, in 1959, Rodney Strong Vineyards is now owned by the Kleins, a farming-based family that prides itself on land stewardship and a relentless push for superior wine quality from Sonoma County. After purchasing the company in 1989, Tom Klein began the endeavor that today brings together excellent vineyards, the industry's finest winemaking equipment, and exceptional talent. The winery farms and sources grapes from vineyards throughout Sonoma County, focusing on Alexander Valley, Russian River Valley and Chalk Hill. Rodney Strong Vineyards is best known for its estate-bottled and vineyard-designated wines, and is also recognized for their sustainable and Fish Friendly Farming, dedication to solar energy production and becoming carbon neutral in 2009.

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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.

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A standout region for its decidedly Californian take on Burgundian varieties, the Russian River Valley is named for the eponymous river that flows through it. While there are warm pockets of the AVA, it is mostly a cool-climate growing region thanks to breezes and fog from the nearby Pacific Ocean.

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir reign supreme in Russian River, with the best examples demonstrating a unique combination of richness and restraint. The cool weather makes Russian River an ideal AVA for sparkling wine production, utilizing the aforementioned varieties. Zinfandel also performs exceptionally well here. Within the Russian River Valley lie the smaller appellations of Chalk Hill and Green Valley. The former, farther from the ocean, is relatively warm, with a focus on red and white Bordeaux varieties. The latter is the coolest, foggiest parcel of the Russian River Valley and is responsible for outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

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