Three Sticks, Durell Vineyard Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast

This wine is singing right now. Vibrant acidity and excellent mouthfeel. Lemon curd, vanilla, stone fruit, and a touch of toasted oak. This still has life ahead of it but very enjoyable now. 94 points.

2018 vintage

Sesame, nuts, ripe, sweet yellow fruit, powerful, Californian style for sure but has freshness and that savory edge Chardonnay needs. Intense and long. I have a weakness for this wine I know that although normally not my preferred style. Drinking fantastic now. 18/20

2018 vintage

Pale yellow. Shyish malo nose. White peaches, lemons and an oxidative note on the palate. Not all that expressive. Give it a year or two.

2018 vintage

Deep yellow-gold color. Honey, minerals, lemon on the aromatic nose. Crisp and minerally on the palate, lemon, apple, sweet honey. Gorgeous. A touch of oak, but not overbearing, a nice compliment is all. Beautiful acidity, great balance. Long, minerally finish, lemons and honey. Beautiful Chardonnay. Drink next 6 years.

2018 vintage

Ripe lemon, mint, toasted nuts and buttered popcorn on the nose. Gets more and more herbal and fresher the longer it is open to a point where the oak is just a shadow in the background, fruit and herbal freshness playing the main role. Medium to full bodied palate, generous, ripe fruit, herbal and almost spicy / peppery. Beautiful, bright acidity on the very long finish. Extraordinary harmony. Again a fantastic vintage of this classic. 18+/20

2018 vintage

It tastes like barnyard, clove and lemon. The wine has smooth texture.

2016 vintage

Served side by side with 2018 Gap's Crown. Gap's Crown is slightly richer, Durell has a bit more acid, which was preferred unanimously at the table.

2018 vintage

Tasted against a 2020 Domaine Barraud Pouily-Fuisse En Buland. This wine had a nose of both fruit and earth, and had a touch of acid on the initial attack. Hard to distinguish between this and the French offering at this point, especially since this one seemed to have more much minerality.

2018 vintage

Decent floral, crisp, lots of tart not much depth in terms of flavor color is more pale then clear. This is a marginal note because it got over shadowed by two bigger hitting boys from other producers.

2018 vintage

Big, buttery Sonoma Coast chard with just enough restraint to avoid parody. Enjoyed over three nights (kept in fridge without ill affects). On the nose: pineapple, pear, buttered popcorn, creme brule. Round and sweet on the palate, flavorful on the finish. Great value at Costco.

2018 vintage

Caramel popcorn, pineapple, braced by a tangy minerality. Wonderful stuff and will improve. In 10 years this will be a dream but I don’t think it’ll last that long!

2018 vintage

Crisp, round, warm lovely Chard from the excellent winemaker at 3 Sticks. We aren’t big fans of Chardonnay, but we have friends who are and so we always keep a stash of 3 Sticks for them.

2018 vintage

golden yellow, lots of clarity, silvery hue Nose: pear, green apple, butterscotch, white pepper, clove, orange rind, minerals, oak Pal: pear, green apple, orange rind, butter scotch, white pepper, minerals, wax, oak Feel: medium, savory Finish: medium T8

2018 vintage

Leslie and I loved this.

2018 vintage

Delicious from the first sip. Reads notes of vanilla and lemon curd at first, but as it warms, vanilla and honey come into play to balance out the citrus. Good viscosity and mouth feel. Flavors are pronounced and clear. Strong enough for food [for example, stronger and better than the Miramar Bonitas Hill that we had after this].

2018 vintage

Wonderful Chard.

2016 vintage

Lovely Chard. Very enjoyable.

2016 vintage

Moderate oak pairs well with earthy and buttery fare such as beet pasta. Great acidity and lingering green fruit on the palate give this wine a nice balance against the oak.

2018 vintage

Gushing Some More It’s new release time at Three Sticks Winery, so to be clear, you’re going to be seeing a fair amount of their wines passing by my blog. This is to prepare you for what I can honestly say beforehand will be some outstanding wines; much like the Alana Chardonnay review I just posted last week. This time out I am focusing on their second Chardonnay of this release, the Three Sticks Sonoma Coast Durell Vineyard Chardonnay 2018 …

2018 vintage

Pale gold. Nose: Butter pastry, white flower, lemon zest. Mouth: Juicy, pure flavors of meyer lemon and golden apple come across on a lightly plush frame, with a hint of allspice, butter croissant, and a zippy acidity that provides cut. Finish is expansive, opening up into big spice tones that double back on themselves as everything fades slowly. Overall: Pure fruit and round rich notes result in good body that's kept honest by lithe acidity that activates everything along the …

2016 vintage

Solid Chard. Good fruit and mouth feel. Slightly hot finish.

2016 vintage

Quite interesting to taste this vs. the 2015. This is more balanced, less oaky, livelier.

2016 vintage

Tasted at the 3 Sticks release party and then shared a bottle on Sunday. Very nice structure, fruit and acidity for a Pinot Blanc. Fairly expensive but one of the best Pinot Blancs I've had.

2016 vintage

Eine superschöne, spannende Nase, eigentlich im ersten Eindruck nicht ganz typisch Chardonnay. Rauchig, säurebetont, aber mit Luft kommt der Charakter doch heraus. Am Gaumen erst etwas schwach, auch hier mit Luft kommt eine grossartige Schulter heraus, charakterstark, apfelig aber sehr rauchig, mineralisch im Finale. Toller, spannender Chardonnay!

2016 vintage

First slightly reticent. Notes of matchsticks, lemon zest, some sweet spices, also some minerality, wet stone, also some smoke, with more air also some minty notes and white flowers. It‘s medium+ bodied, but with excellent persistence, good medium-high acidity and excellent length. A lot of tension here. This needs some air as it was opening up significantly with a few minutes in the glass. Looking forward to taste it again. (93+)

2016 vintage

Much like the 2014 version, this 2016 is fairly lush and creamy, with lemon curd, almond paste, ripe pear, hazelnut, and some faint earth. An agreeable wine to be sure, with enough acid and grip to hold the core fruit together and drive it through the back end. Drink now and over the next couple of years.

2016 vintage

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