Migration, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Chardonnay 2021

 If you, like so many of us these days, are ready for a break from oaky, heavy California wines, check out this 2021 Chardonnay.  With its complex and lightly honey-tinged aromas, its gossamer texture, generous finish and intricate web of fruit-driven flavors, this an excellent choice on its own or with food.  It is light enough to be an escort for most seafood while also offering enough complexity to enhance poultry, cheese, or grain-based dishes.  On a personal tasting note, I found this wine especially appealing when left at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes before drinking it — or at least long enough to get rid of the kind of chill (overkill-chill?) that shuts down much of the aroma and flavor in many delicate white wines.