Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay 2010

Winemaker Notes: Our estate is unique. The imprint of its terroir is readily apparent in the aromatics, f lavors and textures of our wines. For Chardonnay, one of the most noteworthy traits is concentration. Our 2010 is a great example. While displaying a bit more elegance than recent vintages, the wine is still wonderfully intense and powerful with notes of baked apple, hazelnuts, lemon peel, nutmeg, brioche and cream.

92 pts Wine Spectator: Offers an expansive mix of ripe fig, apricot, mango and tropical fruit, holding a rich posture on the long, layered finish. Drink now through 2020.—J.L.

An elegant, iconic wine estate producing world-class wines located in the Chalk Hill Appellation of Sonoma County. Since it’s founding in 1972 by famed attorney Fred Furth, Chalk Hill has been Sonoma County’s benchmark producer. For over three decades the winery has produced exceptional wines that have received high acclaim from the trade, press and consumers. Nowhere else will you find such transitional terroir as this: nestled atop the cooler Russian River Valley, just over the ridge from the warmer Alexander Valley. Among the estate’s ruggedly beautiful hillsides, a scant few hundred acres make up a patchwork of carefully nurtured vineyards which rest atop the rocky soil where the Russian River once meandered. Here, nature is joined by artisans of the vineyard and cellar to bring forth wines that reflect the character and richness of this special place.