JEB DUNNUCK 94 POINTS - "Pouring a youthful medium yellow with green tinges, the 2024 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast is vibrant and refreshing and has fabulous vibrancy (as it always does), with notes of lime zest, lemon verbena, green apples, white pineapple, and salinity. It has almost a margarita-like appeal. Medium-bodied, it offers refreshing linear tension without sacrificing concentration. With exuberant energy as well as terrific balance, it has a lot to offer over the coming 15 years. Drink 2026-2041."
WINE SPECTATOR 94 POINTS - "Appealing for its focus and precision, with crunchy star fruit, lemon sorbet and Cosmic Crisp apple flavors. Freshly grated ginger, celery salt and oregano notes are fragrant and add an appealing savory detail on a firm, juicy and energetic frame, with plenty of torque on the long finish. Drink now through 2039. 3,552 cases made."
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS - "The 2024 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast comes from the Martinelli family’s Charles Ranch, where the vines were planted in 1982 at 1,115 feet in elevation and just three miles from the Pacific Ocean. Matured for 12 months in 10% new French oak barrels, it has inviting scents of red apple, white peach, panna cotta, pie crust and spice. The full-bodied palate has a satiny texture and expansive, savory flavors. A bright spine of acidity adds tension, and it has a long, energetic finish. 3,429 cases were made."
WINE SPECTATOR 94 POINTS - "Appealing for its focus and precision, with crunchy star fruit, lemon sorbet and Cosmic Crisp apple flavors. Freshly grated ginger, celery salt and oregano notes are fragrant and add an appealing savory detail on a firm, juicy and energetic frame, with plenty of torque on the long finish. Drink now through 2039. 3,552 cases made."
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS - "The 2024 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast comes from the Martinelli family’s Charles Ranch, where the vines were planted in 1982 at 1,115 feet in elevation and just three miles from the Pacific Ocean. Matured for 12 months in 10% new French oak barrels, it has inviting scents of red apple, white peach, panna cotta, pie crust and spice. The full-bodied palate has a satiny texture and expansive, savory flavors. A bright spine of acidity adds tension, and it has a long, energetic finish. 3,429 cases were made."
