A serious Chardonnay at a not-so-serious price, this shows full-body, tropical and stone fruit flavors, and accents from smoky oak, with a hint of charry bitterness in the finish that balances the wine’s ripeness. A Double Gold award winner at the 2018 Toast of the Coast Wine Competition.
Frei Brothers, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Chardonnay 2016
By Michael Franz