Ravines Wine Cellars Chardonnay Argetsinger Vineyard

Delicious. Acidic, floral aroma, mild citrus on the palate. Really wonderful.

Really solid lighter unoaked Chardonnay. Low alcohol, good concentration, mineral more than fruity in style at least at this age (and drinking very well at seven years). Comparable to a very good appellation level Chablis from a cool vintage, no fat or overripeness to be found. Given how hard that is to find in actual Chablis with climate change, and that the $20-25 price is better than the large majority of Chablis of this quality, I think this (and maybe …

Yellow apple, butterscotch, creme fraiche, cheese curd, slightly chalky on the nose. The palate is very fresh, baked yellow apple, white peach, citrus curd, backbone of saline, still high acid. Definitely still plenty of life ahead of it. Great stuff

Mild Chardonnay

Unoaked, and chablis-like in style. Some stone fruit. It shares the texture and the slate with the other Argetsingers. A little lemon, but it's more about structure and texture than the fruit. Very refreshing, and probably an ageworthy chardonnay.