Shafer Vineyards - Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch Carneros 2022 (750ml)
Price: $71.00
| Producer | Shafer Vineyards |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 8805 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Enthusiast: 97 Points
All elegance and silk this beautifully balanced wine offers a lively texture with subtle lemon toast and kiwi flavors on a full body. The mouthfeel is graceful and mouthwatering backed by acidity that perfectly meets the generous fruit flavors. Making a wine of this caliber in thousands of cases is quite an accomplishment. Best from 2027?2032. ? Jim Gordon
Decanter: 95 Points
Beautifully deep golden colour flecked with emerald hues. A full-flavoured round expressive Chardonnay with a host of spicy ginger salted lemon peel honeycomb and sea shell mineral nuances. It is so round and creamy on the palate but balanced by ripe acidity which seems to hit the palate with such precision that it builds tension only after the rich sweet fruit character pulls you in. Everything aforementioned reemerges on the long finish layered with jasmine ginger cream and sweet cedar. (Drink between 2024-2034)
jdJeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
I love the 2022 Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch. It's a richer broad yet still fresh and lively Chardonnay with ripe citrus and pineapple fruits medium to full body a layered mouthfeel and terrific toast brioche honeysuckle and lemon oil aromatics. It will keep for 4-6 years if not longer but I love it today.
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
A modern-day classic Shafer's 2022 Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch continues the tradition delivering pristine pineapple notes alongside hints of citrus curd pencil shavings and mocha. Full-bodied round and generous this no-malolactic-fermentation Chardonnay harmoniously tapers down into a clean crisp finish. The only quibble with this vintage is that it may show a touch of alcoholic warmth. Published: Dec 29 2023
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