Fort Ross, Fort Ross Vineyard Chardonnay, Fort Ross-Seaview
Fort Ross · California › Fort Ross-Seaview › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
91
/100
Reviews
16
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
1616
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91.4
Avg Score
98
Highest
Taster #6522
· Feb 7, 2026
84/100
PnP. Universal glass. Medium gold. Nose is citrus fruit, toast, lemon curd. Palate is dry, quite uneventful; med acidity, no tannin, medium+ body. Short finish. ABV 13,5%. Nose and palate are quite bland. Nothing about this wine stands out as interesting to me. Standard coastal CA chard with too much oak. Good quality 84
2023 vintage
Taster #1638
· Jan 31, 2026
91/100
Quite nice for $20, with notes of Meyer lemon, Jonathan apple, and matchstick coalescing throughout. Hints of sea salt weave in too, and ample acidity keeps it moving. Maybe a tad hollow mid-palate, but a terrific QPR nonetheless.
2023 vintage
Taster #8676
· Jan 22, 2026
92/100
Medium golden yellow in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of apples, stone fruit & citrus notes of lemons/limes & hints of tropical fruits with overtones of floral notes, minerals, flinty, spices & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth texture, ripe flavors of apples, pears & lemons/limes with minerals, almonds, herbs & a slight hint of oak/vanilla in the background. Lingering crisp finish. …
2023 vintage
Taster #0534
· Aug 16, 2023
90/100
Early bottles of this wine were terrific. It should still be fine, but is not. It has turned for the worse. I should have drunk up earlier.
2018 vintage
Taster #9001
· Jul 10, 2022
92/100
Same notes as previous: Fresh baked bread, pear, apple, cut with a lift of citrus. Rich mouthfeel without any butter.
2018 vintage
Taster #9421
· May 18, 2022
98/100
Medium gold color. Citrus with a touch of sweetness. Has complexity. Pineapple and yellow apple, even some Granny Smith. Flowery notes such as honeysuckle. Not oaky and not buttery.
2018 vintage
Taster #5239
· Dec 30, 2021
92/100
Nice weight and balance, orange peel, lemon curd, honey crisp apples. Enough zing and acidity, great qpr at 20$.
2018 vintage
Taster #9001
· Dec 29, 2021
92/100
Fresh baked bread, pear, apple, cut with a lift of citrus. Rich mouthfeel without any butter.
2018 vintage
Taster #0534
· Feb 7, 2021
92/100
This bottle was off a little from two prior bottles. Maybe I was in a bad mood.
2018 vintage
Taster #0534
· Dec 27, 2020
93/100
Similar to a bottle opened last summer. Different and very tasty. It was a big hit with another couple at Cocktail Hour before Christmas Dinner.
2018 vintage
Taster #0534
· Aug 13, 2020
93/100
This is a very different and interesting Chardonnay. A lemon note offsetting flavors of white fruits. As another reviewer has said, there is no big oak note.
2018 vintage
Taster #0623
· Jul 12, 2020
93/100
Stone fruits. Not at all oakey
2018 vintage
Taster #0783
· May 8, 2020
91/100
Light yellow color. Brisk and bright aromas of seashells, chalk, talc, with orange blossom, honeysuckle, over lemon curd and yellow apple. Bright acidity, beautiful texture, bold presence on the palate but zesty acidity keeps the wine in line. Gorgeous lemon, key lime pie, baked apple and apricot. Complex notes of sea salt, crushed shells, saline, honeysuckle. Beautiful, mouthwatering stuff that should age really well. Aged 11 months in 30% new French oak.
2018 vintage
Taster #3106
· May 20, 2018
90/100
Too late for careful notes, but excellent with grilled salmon dinner. Popular with the table.
2013 vintage
Taster #5267
· Feb 12, 2017
88/100
Fairly straightforward chard, primarily apple & pear notes with just a hint of lemon. Malolactic texture, light oak. Drinking well now but no rush.
2013 vintage
Taster #1488
· Dec 28, 2007
92/100
Superior Chardonnay, medium yellow color with a fine woody nose. Took a while to open up but was drinking well after a day. Rich, creamy texture yet surprisingly crisp on the finish.
2004 vintage