2013 J. Rochioli Chardonnay Rachael’s Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (11/10/2018)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind –
NOSE: rich, buttery; fennel.
BODY: medium-light hazy gold color; medium to medium-full bodied.
TASTE: medium-low acidity; 14.5% alc. is noticeably warming; ripe; big; light mid-palate and rear-palate mineral presence; terrible QPR; gut impression score: high 80’s, dropping to mid 80’s for my preferences.