Staglin Family Vineyard Estate Chardonnay, Rutherford, USA 2023

Estate Chardonnay 2023 is an exceptional Rutherford Chardonnay, combining baked pear, golden apple, lemon zest, yellow flowers, and subtle struck-rock minerality with remarkable texture and precision. From an extraordinary vintage, this is rich yet beautifully focused, with serious pedigree and the balance to age gracefully in the cellar.

"The 2023 Chardonnay Estate is one of the best vintages of this wine I have tasted. Bright and focused, with terrific depth, the 2023 is positively stellar. It exudes complexity and structure, with superb balance and tons of sheer pedigree. Light tropical notes, apricot, tangerine peel and subtle oak inflections grace this sublime Chardonnay from the Staglin family. The 2023 was aged in mostly large-format oak, with some done in various ceramic vessels." Vinous 96