Coming from a great site in the Russian River Valley and based on a hand full of clones, the 2016 Chardonnay Pratt Vineyard Vine Hill Road has a terrific sense of purity and elegance as well as clean notes of white peach, citrus, and white flowers. Balanced, medium-bodied, and about as classy as they come, it’s approachable today, yet I suspect will evolve for 7-8 years or more. It’s a terrific Chardonnay. This 2016 spent 11 months in one-third new French oak, and there are 268 cases produced.

The 2016 Pratt Vineyard Vine Hill Road Chardonnay comes strutting out of the glass with bold, evocative scents of ripe grapefruit, white peaches and green mango with touches of fresh ginger, marzipan, orange blossoms and yuzu zest. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers an amazing intensity of citrus and tropical fruit layers with a wicked backbone of racy freshness countering the beautifully satiny texture, finishing long with a zesty lift. - LPB