by Ray Johnson | Oct 5, 2009 | California, Chalk Hill, Chardonnay, Sonoma County
Chalk Hill Winery, Chalk Hill, Sonoma County, Estate Bottled, Chardonnay 2000 This is a toasty Chardonnay, with the oakiness enhanced by the nuttiness of time. In the mouth there is the full-on richness and thickness that is the house style yet the acidity is spot-on,...
by Ray Johnson | May 8, 2009 | California, Chalk Hill, Russian River Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County
Chalk Hill Estate Winery, Chalk Hill, Sonoma County, Estate Bottled, Sauvignon Blanc 2006 This wine is quite smoky and full of toasty notes. In the mouth, the impression is of richness, a wine that is quite viscous despite the suppression of malolactic fermentation....