Rocca Family Vineyards Chardonnay UV Vineyard Sonoma Coast 2019
Alright, wine fatigue setting in…espresso machine is down…let’s get some soul-invigorating white wine back in here, STAT!
Rocca #5 – Rocca Family Vineyards Chardonnay UV Vineyard Sonoma Coast 2019
Oh yes, the impressive follow-up to the 2018 vintage, this Ulises Valdez vineyard Sonoma Coast chardonnay is just what the doctor ordered!!! Lemon curd, with this terrific Bananas Foster tropicality on the nose – the banana, the browned butter, the caramelized sugars, and that kiss of vanilla and toasty oak note from the Brandy flambe?!?! Just KILLER stuff! I’ll say again – if you backflip over those cult-y Cali chard releases each year (like we most certainly do!), then this is a no-brainer.
Cash me out, I’m done, Cali-chardonnay doesn’t get better for our price today!!! I mean, c’mon! The heady and powerful nose brightens up on the tongue laser-quick, with orange oil, and river rocks, lemon zest, some pomelo too… with a kiss of those crunchy, crazy juicy Korean pears. It’s wondrous. It’s delicious. And it’s here for the taking. UNBELIEVABLE price for Ulises Valdez vineyard chardonnay!!!!
Rocca is a Napa-based family winery with two estate vineyards – one in Yountville and a second in Coombsville. They’re big-time believers in organic farming – and they make complex and balanced wines to showcase their land and the grapes that grow there.
Technical Details
Country: United StatesRegion: California
Appellation: Sonoma Coast
Varietal: Chardonnay
Vineyard: UV Vineyard
Alcohol: 13.7
About The Producer
Mary Rocca and her husband Dr. Eric Grigsby purchased their 21-acre Yountville vineyard in 1999 – planting cabernet sauvignon, syrah, cabernet franc, and merlot. They quickly converted to sustainable and organic farming practices, selling a portion of their fruit and keeping some choice lots for themselves. In 2000, they added the 11-acre Collinetta vineyard in Coombsville where cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc thrive. Their small, hand-crafted production is almost exclusively offered to their members and is rarely seen in retail.
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