Dragonette - Black Label Chardonnay 2021
Price: $119.99
Sale Price: $94.99
Producer | Dragonette |
Country | United States |
Region | Santa Barbara County |
Subregion | Sta. Rita Hills |
Varietal | Chardonnay |
Vintage | 2021 |
Sku | 19035 |
Size | 750ml |
Decanter: 100 Points
“What an incredible wine. It builds intrigue with a laser-focused bouquet of candied ginger, quince, and oyster shell minerality. Medium-bodied with a profound purity of fruit that builds from a plush, silky, and penetrating core of Granny Smith apple to poached pears and candied Meyer lemon peel. All this succulent fruit is balanced by electric acidity and nuanced by a saline mineral tension followed by a host of dried white floral notes, aged honeycomb, and dried apricot. This wine is built for the ages and delivers a wealth of upfront pleasure. I regard this as a perfect wine, imbued with the seamless qualities of detail-oriented winemaking with resources from exceptional sites and coaxed to limitless potential through intelligent decisions in the cellar. Anyone who tastes this wine will find it hard to disagree that something absolutely extraordinary is happening in the glass. Sourced from Bentrock, Radian, and Rita's Crown, winemaker Brandon Sparks-Gillis says this is a blend of their favourite fruit from the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. The tenor of the wine is incredibly bright, and the fruits are more citrus-driven than tropical, with Radian contributing bright tones and Bentrock ushering in a more broad-shouldered quality with more texture and mouthfeel; at the same time, Rita's crown brings pure acid.”
Jeb Dunnuck: 97 Points
“The flagship 2021 Chardonnay Black Label is 100% varietal from Bentrock, Radian, and Rita's Crown vineyards. It offers a stunning perfume of pure orchard fruits, ripe melon, white flowers, candied lemons, and beautifully integrated spicy oak. Medium to full-bodied, balanced, layered, and elegant, it's a world class Chardonnay from this team that ranks with the finest in California. It will keep for upwards of a decade, although there's no need to delay gratification. Don't miss it.”
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