Expect lemon curd, green apple, white peach, baking spice, and refined oak with medium body, taut creamy texture, and bright acidity. The 2021 California vintage was excellent.
- Varietal
- Chardonnay
- Region
- USA / California / Sonoma County / Russian River Valley
- Body
- Medium
- Style
- dry white, balanced, restrained, food-friendly
The producer
Ramey Wine Cellars was founded by David Ramey in 1996. The Russian River Valley Chardonnay is one of Ramey's flagship bottlings. Ramey's style emphasizes balance and restraint, in deliberate contrast to riper, more oak-driven California Chardonnay.
What critics say
Ramey Russian River Valley Chardonnay receives consistently strong reviews as a benchmark balanced California white.
Pairing
Grilled chicken, butter-poached fish, creamy seafood pasta