Ramey Cellars, Chardonnay Russian River Valley, 2022 (375ml) core-no-restrictions and blackberries

and blackberries

with a good display of fruit before a medium-long finish

and a mineral frame

open fermentation

and spice with a medium body

Ramey Cellars, Chardonnay Russian River Valley, 2022 (375ml) core-no-restrictions and blackberriesDavid Ramey founded his cellars in 1996 after a Burgundian education that included a stint at Petrus, and he's become one of California's great Chardonnay craftsmen by applying old world techniques to top Sonoma fruit. This Russian River bottling is his benchmark expression: barrel fermented, aged on the lees, and built for balance rather than excess. Expect ripe orchard and citrus fruit, a creamy texture, and a savory, lees driven complexity that