Expect lemon, green apple, white peach, baking spice, and refined oak with medium body, taut texture, and bright acidity. The 2023 California vintage was cool and longer-than-typical, producing wines with notable freshness.
- Varietal
- Chardonnay
- Region
- USA / California / Sonoma County / Fort Ross-Seaview
- Body
- Medium
- Style
- dry white, cool-climate, balanced, restrained
The producer
Ramey Wine Cellars was founded by David Ramey in 1996. Ramey's Fort Ross-Seaview Chardonnay sources from this extreme coastal AVA. Ramey's house style emphasizes balance and restraint over ripeness and oak.
What critics say
Ramey Chardonnays receive consistently strong reviews and are widely respected as benchmark balanced California whites.
Pairing
Raw oysters, grilled halibut, butter-poached chicken