Charlotte, NC | 2023 Ridge Vineyards Estate Chardonnay

Ridge made its first Chardonnay in 1962 from fully mature vines planted in the late 1940s on the Monte Bello estate. Most of the fruit used today comes from vines planted in the 1970s. These newer plantings were originally located in the “lower” vineyard, which at the time wasn’t considered part of the Monte Bello estate, so the wine was labeled “Santa Cruz Mountains.” These vines have since been included in the estate, and starting in 2009, the wine has been labeled Ridge Estate Chardonnay. 

"The 2023 Chardonnay Estate is a unicorn wine, with the acids naturally occurring with ease in this cool, long, extended growing season that the wine world is rightfully excited about, producing wines of tremendous elegance and balance, sourced entirely from Monte Bello Estate. The minerality is off the charts, exuberantly defining the wine after a barrel fermentation of nine months on the lees in 85% American and 15% French oak, 15% of it new. Gorgeously lengthy and bright, winemaker John Olney recommends that for primary fruit."
-Jeb Dunnuck, 100 Points

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