2020 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch
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Tasting Notes
The 2020 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch is a soft, easygoing wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. White orchard fruit, mint, spice and slate give the 2020 lovely energy to play off its mid-weight structure. The Dutton Ranch is not terribly complex, but it is well balanced and quite tasty. Pretty floral accents lift the finish.
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Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2020 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch offers aromas of fresh pineapple, ripe citrus, and lemon balm, followed by a honeyed and layered richness on the palate, with custardy texture, great purity, and concentration. This is a pleasurable wine to drink over the next 10 years.
The 2020 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch is a powerhouse! Gregarious baked apples, apricot and tangerine peel are accented with touches of dried herbs and flint on the nose, and the full-bodied palate stuns with its ultra-concentrated fruit. It offers an expansive, satiny texture, youthful touches of spring butter, oak spice and refreshing, tangy acidity that balances the very long, flavorful finish. It's a near-foil to its shimmery, lifted 2019 counterpart and just as beautiful—which one you like best will just depend on the style of California Chardonnay you enjoy most!
About the producer
Kistler’s Chardonnays are some of the world’s most sought-after. This cult Californian producer crafts small volumes of exceptional, rich and generous, yet mineral and precise wines. With almost the entire production sold directly to their mailing list, the wines are also incredibly hard to find.