2006 RustRidge Estate Chardonnay

The 2006 Estate Chardonnay greets you with a rich golden honey color - a hint of what's to come. The nose supports the richness of the color with orange-blossom honey aromatics and undertones of pineapple and stone minerals. The mouth feel of the wine confirms the perception of richness with a lush honey texture and flavors of orange-blossom honey. This is accompanied with creamy hints of pineapple and vanilla. The luxurious finish is clean and exceptionally well balanced with bright mineral acidity. Early morning frost in the spring of 2006 decreased our chardonnay production and created intensely flavored fruit.

90 Points & Editor's Choice: Wine Enthusiast - December 2009 “…pineapple, pear and tropical fruit flavors are beginning to develop bottle complexities, giving the wine a spicy, nutty, minerally complexity.”