Three Sticks Durell Vineyard Chardonnay (Sonoma Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

White

Uva

Chardonnay

País

United States

Região

Sonoma Valley · Sonoma

Denominação

Sonoma Valley

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201495 pts

  Spicy acidity lies beneath the full-bodied richness of this wine, providing balance, freshness and a lightness on the palate that surprises. Meyer lemon, salty caramel and a feral overtone of forested woods combine effortlessly to intrigue and delight, showcasing the beauty that…

• 201390 pts

  This release comes from the producer's own Durell Vineyard, specifically two blocks consistently used for this wine. Powerful ripeness and showy fruit rise on the nose and palate first, with an explosion of coconut water and burly oak. The wine was given 15 months in French oak,…

• 201293 pts

  Consistency of richness and caramel toastiness characterizes this wine year in and year out. This vintage exudes both the full-bodied style embraced by the producer as well as the voluptuously ripe and wholesome fruit that comes off of the vineyard in a year like 2012. Dark gold…

• 201188 pts

  Aged in 60% new French oak and made with a good dose of malolactic fermentation, this Chardonnay is dominated buttered toast and popcorn flavors. It's an opulent style of Chardonnay, but obscures pleasant flavors of tropical fruit, pear and apricot.

• 200991 pts

  Another very nice Chardonnay from Durell. It's almost too oaky, with charred, buttered toast aromas and flavors dominating. But the underlying tropical fruit, orange cream and mineral flavors are fine, and so is the zesty acidity. The winemaker might want to lower the amount of…