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Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
One of the finest Chardonnays coming out of California is consistently the estate release from Ridge. Their 2021 Chardonnay Estate offers a gorgeous nose of crushed citrus, flower oil, flinty minerality, toasted nuts, and white flowers, with perfectly integrated background oak. It tastes like a Grand Cru white Burgundy with its minerality, vibrant acidity, yet balancing extract and concentration. It’s easily the finest vintage of this I’ve tasted, and readers should jump on bottles. It will have 15-20 years of overall longevity.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
Rich and toasty up front, with grilled orange, toasted cumin, nectarine and honeycomb notes, plus dried ginger and cardamom. Shows a touch of salted toffee to complement peach preserves, dried pineapple and Honeycrisp apple. Juicy finish. Drink now.
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
This bottling is always one of the more unusual Chardonnays on the market, showing so much of a flinty tone on both the nose and palate. This vintage begins with struck stone, sour cream and sharp grapefruit aromas before the palate packs in seared lemon and more smoked rock flavors.
