Souverain Chardonnay 2011

This classic Alexander Valley Chardonnay offers vibrant aromas of fresh lemon, yellow apple and white peach. On the palate the wine has a nice viscosity and creamy texture with flavors of lemon, stone fruit, clove and a hint of minerality. The wine has vibrant acidity and a long, lingering finish.

This classic Alexander Valley Chardonnay offers vibrant aromas of fresh lemon, yellow apple and white peach. On the palate the wine has a nice viscosity and creamy texture with flavors of lemon, stone fruit, clove and a hint of minerality. The wine has vibrant acidity and a long, lingering finish.

Ripe, bright, rather exotic aromas of honey and melon. Fairly large-scaled but solidly built, with good backbone and acidity; lovely restrained sweetness. Finishes quite firm.

Medium-bodied with candied apple and wheat biscuit flavors, this wine is rich and ripe to the point of sweetness. A good choice with sweet-and-sour chicken.

The grapes for this wine are from vineyards in the cooler regions of Sonoma County. Fermentation in small French Nevers oak barrels add subtle oak and vanilla nuances to the citrus and varietal fruit flavors, creating a rich, multilayered Chardonnay.

A bit earthy, with vanilla and pear flavors that carry through to the slightly soapy finish. Drink now through 2001.

Smooth, ripe and creamy in texture, this California Chardonnay featured rich pear, fig, melon and spice notes, gaining depth and complexity on the finish, where the flavors flourish. What a buy, from a winemaker with a deft touch with this varietal.