Rusack Reserve Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

White

Uva

Chardonnay

País

United States

Região

Santa Maria Valley · Central Coast

Denominação

Santa Maria Valley

Corpo

full

Acidez

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201491 pts

  Lemon and mandarin-orange rinds provide citrus freshness to the nose of this wine, which also shows pear blossom, salted apple slices and a touch of coconut flake. The mouthfeel is creamy and shows a flash of hazelnut, with seared lemon wedges and apple cream rounding out the si…

• 201392 pts

  Santa Barbara-raised Steve Gerbac makes a winning white wine with aromas of scorched lemons, browned butter and vanilla, sliced down the middle with white rock minerality. Broad, oak-driven flavors at the tip of the palate quickly tighten into a line of lime zest acidity that li…

• 201292 pts

  This reserve wine was made from grapes grown in the same Bien Nacido and Sierra Madre vineyards as Rusack's regular 2012 Chardonnay, but it was produced in much smaller quantities, and it's a distinctly richer wine. Aged in ample new French oak, it has a toasty, caramelized opul…

• 201191 pts

  A fine Chardonnay, worthy of its reserve designation, at a fair price. It's dry, full-bodied and oaky, with concentrated pineapple, apricot and guava fruit flavors. You can drink it now—not too cold—but it will be better after two to three years in the bottle.

• 200190 pts

  Richly ripe, with flamboyant green apple and peach flavors, and lots of oak. Nice creamy texture, and dry. Notable for the lush quality of its acids, which make the wine crisp and tart through the finish.