Rivers-Marie "Joy Road" Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast

Rivers-Marie "Joy Road" Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast - 2021

Item # 49916 750 mL

A Sonoma Chardonnay that's fresh on the palate and drinking well today. The fruit was hand harvested, fermented and then aged for 15 months in oak (25% new). Rivers-Marie is a husband and wife endeavor that started in the early 2000s. The main motivation is excellent fruit in order to make fresh and accessible wines. Pair with monkfish with a browned butter and caper sauce.

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California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...

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