There is a
tedious, redundant drumbeat of ABC - “anything but Chardonnay.” Yes, we get it.
LIG - Let it go. Some of you don’t like Chardonnay. That’s fine. Yet Chardonnay
is actually one of the more versatile grapes making stainless steel versions,
full blown oak and buttery iterations, to sweet wines and sparklers. Or, you
can try Migration’s 2016 Chardonnay, Running Creek Vineyard. Not only does this
offer an uncharacteristic Chardonnay feel, there is clean acidity, slight
caramel notes but it’s all under the umbrella of a deceptively multi-layered
wine. Hibiscus, crème brulee, lemon verbena, lime kefir, white peach and
apricot, this Chardonnay offers may things. And with a partial malolactic
fermentation, you get the viscosity on the palate, but with only 35% new French
oak, it doesn’t quite taste like it. If you’re an ABC person, I’d suggest this,
but you probably wouldn’t try it anyhow. For the rest of us, this is a damn
fine Chardonnay.
ORIGIN: Russian River Valley, Sonoma,
California
PRICE: $56/ 750ML
SCORE: 93 POINTS
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