William Hill Estate Winery, Napa Valley (California) Chardonnay 2017

  If you want a rich Chardonnay that offers all the bells and whistles (vanilla, melted butter, roasted nuts, oak spice and a whiff of toast), but one without too much of any of those notes, your ship has come in.  To be clear, it is actually quite a winemaking accomplishment to get all of those notes into play, but yet keep them all in harmony.  A dramatic drink at an undramatic price, especially in light of all the expensive cooperage involved.  Just right for swordfish, scallops or boudin blanc.  A Double Gold Award winner at the 2020 Toast of the Coast International Wine Competition.