Dutton Goldfield, Chardonnay Dutton Ranch, Russian River Valley

Dutton Goldfield · California › Russian River Valley › United States of America

White · Chardonnay
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LWIN 1346392
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89 /100
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17
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Taster #7276 · Jun 5, 2025
95/100
Gift from Kara and Sebastian. It was so good !!
2010 vintage
Taster #1302 · Mar 13, 2020
88/100
Very good chard from a premier vineyard. Fairly big with some good spice.
2010 vintage
Taster #6988 · Dec 13, 2016
85/100
I would recommend to drink the wine as soon as possible. I think it is loosing from its body, floral notes and oak notes are only present at a hint. It gets a little bit better after a couple of hours contact to air. The taste is a little bit fuller than the nose. You can taste that the wine had a richness of flavors but is loosing them slowly.
2008 vintage
Taster #5222 · Aug 17, 2014
89/100
Good nose of oak, vanilla some butter and hints of floral notes. Showing its age on the palate but still creamy with life left. Very enjoyable but I would drink sooner than later.
2008 vintage
Taster #0542 · Mar 29, 2014
89/100
this will not disappoint ... a great everyday drinking Sonoma Chard.
2010 vintage
Taster #0542 · Apr 7, 2013
90/100
good solid sonoma white ... not a Rued, but a great wine for every day table white
2010 vintage
Taster #5346 · Mar 19, 2013
91/100
This is a fantastic Sonoma Russian River Valley chardonnay. Extremely well balanced with nice acidity, ripe citrus fruit, a slight creamy texture and a fairly long finish. After the creamy lemon front end slowly dissipates, there's a slight hint of butterscotch on the back of the tongue.
2010 vintage
Taster #0899 · Mar 17, 2013
87/100
Light golden green in color, with shy citrus and lemon pie aromas. The palate shows delicate citrus, red apple, and a light buttercream note. Ripe, yet very feminine in style.
2010 vintage
Taster #4657 · Feb 23, 2013
86/100
Decent crisp chardonnay. Some green apple and light oak. Good acidity.
2010 vintage
Taster #7738 · Feb 9, 2013
87/100
Pleasant chardonnay, in a oaky style. Drinks well now, might be a little better in a year.
2010 vintage
Taster #1666 · Jan 16, 2013
87/100
Light oak, crisp, fairly simple complexity.
2010 vintage
Taster #2121 · Jan 16, 2013
86/100
Light and crisp, but not much else.
2010 vintage
Taster #0542 · Dec 2, 2012
90/100
served at dinner party to guests who requested white wine ... they would typically prefer a pinot gris, but loved this chard. I had small taste with salad .... crisp, fresh and yet enough structure to make it interesting ... a great wine w/ lite courses. Very drinkable
2010 vintage
Taster #1302 · Nov 28, 2012
86/100
This Chard has some white flowers, a little lime and some green apple on the nose. The palate continues these with the addition of some wet stones and vanilla in a light bodied wine that seems a little too simple and thin for my palate.
2010 vintage
Taster #0542 · Nov 8, 2012
89/100
this was an enjoyable chard ... nothing like the Rued and a bit less interesting than the Ranch '09 ... still good, but i was spoiled w/ the '09
2010 vintage
Taster #7753 · Aug 26, 2012
At the top of its game right now, four years from vintage. Really beautiful resolving oak notes. Cream soda, floral notes on the palate. Pollen-esque notes linger on a drawn out Med+ finish. Medium acid. Integrated, but not too mature. Fabulous. I'm jealous again.
2008 vintage
Taster #5892 · Jul 30, 2012
92/100
Straw color. Nose: white peach, honeydew melon, lime, and Fuji apple with accents of white flowers, vanilla, smoky oak, chalk, and river stone. Medium body on the palate: white peach, honeydew melon, apple, and lime framed by vanilla, orange peel, smoky oak, and chalk. Medium+ acidity. Lingering chalk, apple skin, orange peel, and toothpick on the moderate finish. Marvelously complex with excellent balance. Drink over the next 3-4 years.
2010 vintage
Taster #5217 · Jul 11, 2012
92/100
DG always does well with their Chards and Pinots; this one was just another fine example!
2008 vintage