2013 Bevan Cellars Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard
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Honey, apricot jam, butter, mint and white pepper come alive in the 2013 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard. The 2013 is endowed with a real sense of phenolic richness and weight, but there is more than enough richness to fill out the wine's ample, broad-shouldered frame. It will be interesting to see if further time in bottle softens some of the slightly angular contours that are present today.
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The 2013 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard comes from the Old Wente clone of Chardonnay. It exhibits lots of orange marmalade, honeysuckle, white peach and wet stone characteristics along with terrific intensity, a full-bodied mouthfeel and a long finish. There are 250 cases of this lovely white wine that should age easily for up to a decade.