Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
93
/100
Reviews
4
professional
Vintages
1
2018
Other
93/100
Chardonnay
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Community Reviews
44
Reviews
92.5
Avg Score
95
Highest
Taster #0999
· Jan 1, 2024
90/100
Loved it when we had it in 2021 at the vineyard. Today was very citrusy on the nose and smelled strongly of butter. The taste was very pleasant and well rounded, just not as good as I remembered.
2018 vintage
Taster #8738
· Apr 25, 2023
95/100
Ritchie was a favorite Aubert vineyard and Jean has done a brilliant job with this wine. The nose is full and enticing. Layered wonderfully with a touch of sweetness of lemon-pineapple and very pleasing finish
2018 vintage
Taster #8868
· Jan 13, 2022
92/100
Crashing the Boy's Trip; 1/13/2022-1/15/2022 (Napa) : More earthiness than the 2019 although hard to compare as this one was just opened. More subtle pineapple on the palate, lemon and guava.
2018 vintage
Taster #0574
· Nov 1, 2020
93/100
The Ritchie is one of the more pleasurable Napa/Sonoma Chardonnay’s I’ve had. The fruit is very good and made by Winemaker-Jean Hoefliger...who has a French background & therefore goes easy on the new oak. The body is thick and round with nice viscosity. Green apple, lemon, lime candy, overripe pineapple, just a touch of buttered popcorn, caramel, soft wood notes and backbone, butterscotch, delicate chalkiness, limestone & volcanics with yellow lilies, spring flowers and mixed greens. Full round acidity. Beautifully …
2018 vintage