Wine Advocate: 93 Points
The 2021 Chardonnay Lazy Lounging is a crisp cool offering loaded with gently grilled citrus and pineapple notes. It's medium to full-bodied crisp mouthwatering and long. It's not as broad or generous as the 2020 but longer and perhaps more elegant. Jayson Woodbridge (Hundred Acre) has branched out to Sonoma for his Summer Dreams project which includes a Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay and two Pinot Noirs. "I'm trying to find the most unique little places where you actually get that expression where you get that cool climate" he said. "In fact I'm buying a ranch out there I love the Chardonnay so much." Notoriously reticent to reveal his grape sources (unless he owns the vineyard) Woodbridge did say "Some of it's off the Petersen Ranch. Cold windswept area but facing west so it's a warm pocket in a cool area. Partially Goldridge soils." As these were the first white wines I'd tasted from Woodbridge I was curious to hear his philosophy on the subject. "Making the white wine is about giving it the time to come into its own to very gently treat the wine" he said. The two Pinot Noirs are quite different which I suppose is the point. As Woodbridge said "Super Chill is when you're thinking; for me it's more powerful structural and elegant. Golden Hour is richer more flamboyant celebratory in a way. It's super layered."
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