"A full-bodied white with aromas and flavors of apricots, dried mangoes, toasted hazelnuts, flint and saline notes. Buttery with an underlying smokiness, balanced by elegant acidity. Drink or hold." - James Suckling (December 2020), 92 pts
"The 2017 Chardonnay River Road Ranch offers ripe apples on the nose accented by toast and spices, with a medium-bodied palate, toasty flavors and good freshness. - Erin Brooks"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (August 2020), 89 pts
"The 2017 Chardonnay River Road Ranch is also made in a charming, straightforward style, with quality honeyed orchard fruits and toasty notes, medium-bodied richness, and good overall freshness and balance. It's ideal for drinking over the coming 2-3 years." - Jeb Dunnuck (May 2020), 88 pts
"This is a bright, effusive, full-bodied wine, with underlying acidity that keeps it fresh in the glass. Apple and pear flavors combine with firm texture, providing weight and breadth."
Upgrade your Chardonnay Chardonnay is easy to come by—it’s our most popular wine by a wide margin. But don’t say, “I’ll have a glass of Chardonnay,” unless you mean it—and make sure that glass earned gold. Life’s too short to dip into a sea of unremarkable Chard."
- Sunset Magazine (October 2016), "The wine to buy this year"