Chalk Hill, Estate Chardonnay, Chalk Hill

Bright rich, but restrained Cali chard.

2019 vintage

A well-made oaky Cali chard. Very nice if you like the style. Not great if you don't.

2019 vintage

Takes oxidized too.

2019 vintage

Great dinner wine! Paired well with pizza, oven fried chicken, and salad.

2019 vintage

This is a tasty oaky Chardonnay from Chalk Hill in Russian River Valley. Dry on the palate with mild complexity. Showing oak, vanilla, lemons, apples, pears and light spices. Spicy finish with almonds. A good quality wine. Easy drinking, elegant and bold. Still young and has good potential to be better in a few years. A nice food wine, and good for parties, too. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses. 100% Chardonnay grapes were aged …

2019 vintage

Bright and full bodied, there's lots of freshness to notes of lemons, crunchy white and yellow fruit, and 'Nilla wafers. It gains and evolves, with pears, baking spices, and minerals emerging throughout. Really nice presence and structure. Good length on the sapid finish.

2019 vintage

This is a rather aromatic chardonnay with apple aromatics dominating over tropical fruit. Moves quickly in mouth to tropical fruit with a mid palette of dominating acidity, telling me that this wine has much room to improve and settle. Finishes with an acidity that gives way to a cedar wood mouthfeel.

2019 vintage

Consistent tastes of apple, pear, tropical fruits with hints of grapefruit. Refreshing. 14.9% alc.

2019 vintage

Excellent Chardonnay for only $19 US. Creamy, some butter but not excessive. Tropical notes and hint of grapefruit.

2019 vintage

Wine Spectators #84 in the 2021 Top 100 so I decided to give it a try. Excellent Chardonnay for only $19 US. Creamy, some butter but not excessive. Tropical notes and hint of grapefruit.

2019 vintage

Very good QPR. Impressed by this entry-level offering by Chalk Hill. No detailed notes , served for a large dinner. Well liked by all.

2019 vintage

Apple and pear notes, good acidity. Moderate oak. Good chardonnay for the price. Paired well with crab cakes.

2019 vintage

Well balanced Chardonnay with vanilla/caramel flavors throughout.

2019 vintage

Too much oak tannin. Very full body and buttery. Dried Apricot.

2019 vintage

More than “decent”, somewhat restrained but balanced. Definitely has seen some oak as there are some slight butter notes, but the oak regimen was well managed. Like the fruit and freshness. Solid finish.

2019 vintage

Always an enjoyable wine. Deeply concentrated tropical fruit and honey on the nose, full mouthfeel and long honey-lemon finish.

2013 vintage

The wine is clear, medium lemon, and there are no appreciable legs. On the nose, medium plus intensity with aromas of green apple, lemon, blossom, and hay. There are secondary notes of butter, bread, and cedar. On the palate, the sweetness is dry, the acidity is medium plus. The alcohol is medium, and the body is full. Flavor intensity is medium, with notes of pear, lemon, and honeysuckle. There are also notes of butter, brioche, and vanilla. The finish is …

2013 vintage

This was just alright missed keeping track of this bottle, is on the way down.

2009 vintage

This was delicious! Golden yellow. Generous nose. Smooth palate. Long finish.

1998 vintage

Miild, not oaky

2013 vintage

Delightful wine

2013 vintage

Fresh fresh green apples on the nose. Delightful. Clean palate with full flavors leaving a slightly buttery aftertaste. Well made. Oak is in no way overpowering.

2013 vintage

Meh

2013 vintage

3.5 Medium gold in color with aromas of toasted nuts, smoke, petrol, pineapple, and sweet lemon. Nice acidity to match the rounded body of the wine. Flavors add notes of butterscotch and candied pineapple. The flavors carry nicely into the finish. Excellent.

2013 vintage

Vanilla, very ripe pear, melon, citrus, spice and a touch of creme brulee on the finish. Medium weight and texture. Good acidity. My wife and I both like it, a lot. Good value at about $30.

2013 vintage

This wine has a medium lemon yellow color. Nose is slightly oaky with citrus and flint. Medium bodied with nice vibrant acidity. Flavors include some smokey oak/vanilla and lots of creamy lemon curd with a fairly long, slightly honied finish. This is a very pleasant and solid effort that certainly will drink well for the next 3-4 years at least at a good QPR.

2013 vintage

Green-tinged straw. Bright and toasty aromas of citrus, jack fruit, honeysuckle, and a wisp of vanilla. Buttery and viscous, round and balanced, with good length, tasty acidity, and a hint of sweetness. Crushed rocks on the finish. Lovely.

2013 vintage

Dark gold; vanilla, oak, ripe fruit nose (14.3 alc); mid-body; fat and round; long lush finish.

2013 vintage

Very light golden color. Nose of apples and flowers. Fills tongue with apple and cantaloupe and lingers...and transformers to a honey spice. Interesting twist for a budget wine. Buttery Chardonnay. Not bad.

2013 vintage

Lots of nutty aromas with apple, earthiness, and a touch of minerality. Oak is exceptionally well balanced for an entry level Chardonnay. Palate was well balanced, alhoughta bit tarter than I expected. Impressive complexity, given the price.

2013 vintage

Strong, Ripe, Red Apple and toast on the nose that continues onto the palate and the everlasting, sweet apple-lime finish. This is a powerful Chalk Hill with excellent minerality derived from volcanic ash. This is a bit alcoholic and could use some restraint, but the bold style can be appreciated here. Nicely oaked with a nice peach note. This has the structure to age well.

2013 vintage

Medium depth with good fruit notes. A bit on the finish.

2013 vintage

Came in 8th out of 12 wines with a 14.4/20 average score in our Judgment of Ballston II blind tasting of White Burgundy vs. US Chardonnay. (The winner was the 2009 Linden Hardscrabble Chardonnay from Virginia.) Although several others liked it, I was not a big fan of this big, buttery CA-style chard. My blind tasting notes: "Malolactic, simpler, _buttery_ CA chard, a bit one dimensional, 10/20."

2009 vintage

Mid-dark gold; vanilla, stone fruit, honey nose; mid-body; round; ripe (14.5 alc.); long semi-fat viscous finish. w/fish

2013 vintage

Dark gold; ripe grape (14.5 alc), vanilla, apricot and honey nose; semi-fat, viscous; long lush varietal finish. w/seafood.

2013 vintage

Medium body chard with crisp citrus notes of lemon along with asian pear and slight oak influence

2013 vintage

Very dark color provided the first clue so the taste was not so much of a surprise but we'll past its prime

1998 vintage

Buttery, very faint citrus. Little to no oak. Very delicious for someone who doesn't like the oak taste of most chards. Will buy again.

2013 vintage

Very buttery. Some hints of lemon curd.

2013 vintage

From a bottle purchased for Halloween party guests, this was one (of the few) that went unopened. Light-to-medium yellow in color, it has a "classic" Califonia Chardonnay nose that many would find to be the cat's meow. Citrus, pear and ripe peach are supported on the palate by accents of oak and butter. Fresh acidity comes to the rescue on this one, which carries the wine through a solid mid-palate and onto a medium-length finish. Not my style, but this …

2013 vintage

Hennepin Lake Charity Tasting Event - Current Releases (Mpls, MN) : Tasting pour. A big full bodied, Cali chard. Big on the nose and palate, offers plenty of buttered popcorn, caramel apple, oak, tasty, big style. 90+pts.

2013 vintage

Will likely improve with time. Tastes of pear and vanilla but not over powering in either of these flavors. Great with food.

2013 vintage

Light yellow color; aromatic, savory, tart pear, buttery oak nose; tasty, tart pear, lemon cream, butter sauce palate with good balancing acidity; medium-plus finish (14.5% alcohol)

2013 vintage

Round and buttery with a hint of coconut. I enjoyed this wine with grilled trout topped with a lemon butter sauce. I found it to be a very nice pairing.

2013 vintage

A dud well past its prime

1999 vintage

Drank @ John & Tiffany's. Clear gold in color, showing evident use of oak. Minimal fruit on the nose and palate, but it consists of tropical fruit, with a touch of nuts. This is a well balanced, oaky chardonnay. Those who enjoy this style will enjoy this wine, although it's not the best QPR. Don't wait too long on this one.

2009 vintage

Excellent balance and depth. Still showing lots of acidity. Good food wine.

2009 vintage

Mineral and butter but light enough mouthfeel to be refreshing. Stood up against blue cheese salad and potato soup.

2009 vintage

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2009 vintage

Buttery but well-balanced.

2009 vintage

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