Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Karia Chardonnay 2024 750ml

Aromas of toast and butter are greeted by flavors of sweet lemon, ripe pineapple and a finish of warming spices. This generous and energetic Chardonnay coats the palate through a persistent finish. (Elaine Chukan Brown)

A pleasing balance of rich flavor, mouthwatering acidity, and verve deliver. This Chardonnay captures combine the aromatic lift of citrus blossoms, with flavors of crisp nectarine, spice and a hint of guava. Delicious.

The 2024 Chardonnay Karia is heady and racy from start to finish. Lemon confit, tangerine oil, marzipan and white flowers are beautifully laced together. The Karia offers a striking mix of vintage 2024 richness tempered by partially blocked malolactic fermentation.

Graceful yet full-bodied, this lightly oaked wine gains more complexity with each sip. Aromas of pear syrup, almonds and light butter lead to nicely concentrated pears, golden apples and subtle oak spices. Drink or hold.

A creamy and flavorful chardonnay, offering white peaches, raw walnuts, lemon rind and melon. Rich but clean and textured, with medium to full body and delicious stone fruit in the middle. Tense, juicy finish. Drink or hold.

Aromas of preserved lemons, salted nuts, sea spray, baking spices and orchard fruit. The midweight palate has a phenolic, slightly cloying mouthfeel, balanced with taut acidity. Drink now.

Fresh lime, lemon zest, ripe quince, and an apple blossom, spice lift create a generous Chardonnay with a complex array of flavors, firm acidity, and an opulent mouthfeel. Oak spices and a touch of creaminess are well integrated through a persistent finish.

Candied notes of lemon, lime and crunchy star fruit appear compact at first, expanding on the juicy frame into flavors of fresh ginger, orange sherbet and green tea, with hints of lemon blossoms. Drink now. 25,500 cases made.