Ridge Vineyards Estate Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2024

Ridge Vineyards Estate Chardonnay showcases the distinctive character of California's Santa Cruz Mountains. This 2024 vintage delivers bright citrus and stone fruit notes with subtle oak influence, reflecting the region's cool-climate terroir. Crafted by one of California's most respected producers, this wine pairs beautifully with seafood, poultry, and creamy pasta dishes. A refined choice for those seeking authentic California Chardonnay with depth and elegance.

"The 2024 Chardonnay Estate Monte Bello Vineyard opens with a pure, lifted bouquet supported by a powerful backdrop of tastefully judged oak, a perennial hallmark of the wine. Although it is broad and textural in the mouth, it retains a taut, focused core that gives way to a rich, powerful finish, lingering with a generous framing of oak notes that will benefit from an additional year or so in bottle to integrate. This is a tastefully gourmand expression of Monte Bello that should drink beautifully past its 10th birthday." Wine Advocate 93