Dry Creek Vineyard, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Chardonnay 2021

 This wine showed beautifully with fresh salmon marinated in soy sauce, garlic, maple syrup and fresh lemon juice.  That bit of maple sweetness could easily sabotage a wine, but the wine’s generous peach, pineapple, Meyer lemon fruit with a creamy texture, supported by lively acidity made a perfect companion.  The grapes came from 30 rows in the northeast corner of a Russian River Valley Certified Sustainable vineyard.  It was 88% barrel fermented and aged in 100 percent French oak, 26 percent new.