RouteStock Cellars RouteStock Chardonnay 2022 750ml

Dense, ripe fruit flavors pack a big punch in this full-bodied, generous and complex wine. Toasted oak meets vivid lemon, pear and apple notes braced by tangy acidity that keeps it refreshing. Great both before and with dinner. (Jim Gordon)

This well-priced white is juicy in citrus and apple, with moderate oak and ample approachability, working well at the table or in the glass as an apéritif, offering balanced acidity and well-integrated fruitiness. The wine shows a beautiful light straw color with seductive aromas of lemon curd, lemon thyme and ginger, filling the palate beautifully with a brightness and richness that shows the Carneros region's strengths. This gives way to an unusually long finish. The exotic flavors of this are of Meyer lemon rind, jasmine tea and just a hint of freshly baked bread that come together to deliver a wine of richness and power and freshness