• Practicing Organic
• 100% Chardonnay
• Selection of 6 cool sites, with low vigor soils such as Goldridge loam
• 55% Westside Farms, 18% Kilcullen, 13% Dutton Sebastopol, 10% Martinelli’s Charles Ranch, and 4% Frank Johnson
• Planted between 1978 and 2006
• Primarily UC Davis Clone 4, known for prominent acidity and larger clusters • Secondarily Wente and Rued clones
• Whole cluster pressed for phenolic delicacy
• Native yeast and full native malolactic fermentation in barrel
• Sur lies bâtonnage
• Aged 12 months in 10% new French oak barrels (François Frères and Taransaud Beaune)
• Traditionally fined for clarity, but unfiltered
• 13.5% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Sonoma
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-RAM-10-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
92
Date
2024-04-11
"Light butter and vanilla bean aromas lead to vivid, racy lemon curd, lime zest and cream flavors in this well-balanced, medium-bodied wine. The most affordable of the Ramey chardonnays, it still delivers an elegant texture and delicious flavors. Drink now."
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2024-05-01
"Oozing with character, this succulent and mouthwatering white offers a fleshy, juicy mix of perfectly ripe peach, mango and lemon bar flavors, with fresh herbal accents fo lemon verbena and vetiver. Offers accents of freshly grated ginger, tangerine and crunchy sea salt on the finish. Drink now through 2036. - M. W."