WI97
The 2019 Chardonnay Le Rayon Vert comes from fruit grown on Sonoma Mountain. It slides out of the glass with graceful notes of lemon tart, lime leaves, and fresh grapefruit, leading to suggestions of almond croissant, sea spray, honeysuckle, and aniseed. The medium-bodied palate is fantastically tight-knit with gorgeous tension and layer upon layer of citrus and mineral flavors, finishing very long and chalky. This is amazing.
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Review date: 2023-04-13
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94+ Points
This beautifully crafted Chardonnay shows backbone, tension, poise and focus. The aromas are a forthcoming melange of golden fig, golden mulberry, baked green apple, white peach, peach pit, lemon, chamomile, mace, nougat, baking spice and chalk scents. It is tongue-coating and supple on the palate, where it has impressive structure yet delivers concentrated fruit and spice. The flavors never flag and the finish focuses on white peach, tarte tatin, dried golden fig, golden mulberry, chamomile, bees wax, toasted meringue, nougat and baking spice flavors, while chalky mineral notes bringing balance. It should only get finer over the next twelve to eighteen months. A blend of grapes from the Dinner and Steiner vineyards, 250 cases produced.