Expect lemon, green apple, white peach, light baking spice, and a subtle oak frame with medium body, refined texture, and bright acidity. The 2023 California vintage was cool and longer-than-typical, well suited to Jordan's restrained style.
- Varietal
- Chardonnay
- Region
- USA / California / Sonoma County / Russian River Valley
- Body
- Medium
- Style
- dry white, balanced, food-friendly, restrained
The producer
Jordan Vineyard & Winery was founded in 1972 with the explicit goal of producing food-friendly, Bordeaux- and Burgundy-influenced wines. The Chardonnay program shifted to Russian River Valley sourcing in the early 2000s, with a deliberately restrained, less oaky style.
What critics say
Jordan Chardonnay is consistently praised as one of California's most reliably elegant, food-friendly whites — restrained where many California Chardonnays are opulent.
Pairing
Grilled fish with herbs, roasted chicken, creamy seafood pasta