What a pleasure it must be for true fans of Chardonnay to walk into the V. Sattui tasting room and find four different wines from the same vintage that are made to the same high quality standards across a range of styles. This Carsi Vineyard wine has a bold oak profile, with lots of toast but not too much spice, making for a baked expression of apple and dried tropical fruits that linger nicely with the oak toast. I would lean toward fish as a pairing with this. A Platinum Award winner at the 2021 Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition.
V. Sattui Winery, Napa Valley (California) Chardonnay 2019
By Rich Cook