2019 Ramey Rochioli Vineyard Chardonnay

WINEMAKER: David Ramey
REGION: California, USA
VARIETAL: Chardonnay
VITICULTURE: Organic

"There is a beautiful meeting of the minds with this site in this winemaker’s hands that it’s hard not to be drawn to it year after year. The fifth singlevineyard designate from this magical place, it is spiced, bright, complex and nuanced in oak. It’s just impressively seamless and full of life." - 100 points, Wine Enthusiast

After making wine at Château Pétrus, Dominus, Chalk Hill and Rudd Estate, David Ramey settled into his own brand in 1996 and focused on Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa and Chardonnay from Sonoma. The wines, as he says, are "bold, but in check." They’re intense, vibrant and refined.

Over the years, David has helped pioneer traditional, artisan winemaking techniques in California during a period when making wine by the University book was the norm. His efforts have helped shape the way many wines in the United States are made today, including the elimination of skin contact for most white grapes; the use of oxidised juice in making white wine; sur lie ageing of white wines in barrel; malolactic fermentation of Chardonnay; native yeast fermentation; harvesting fully mature fruit; eliminating acidification of red wines, and bottling without filtration.