Sara d'Amato

A buttery, Werther's candy nose Sonoma Chardonnay with tasty, showy oak and ripe fruit. A solid acidic backbone saves...

David Lawrason

This is a very ripe, sweetish and oak-heavy chardonnay with sponge toffee, chive, sawdust and yellow peach aromas....

John Szabo, MS

A markedly oaky and buttery example of Sonoma chardonnay, with sweet caramel wood impression and soft, almost cloying...

Shawn McCormick

I only rate this 88 based on my wife's love of heavily-oaked Chardonnay. Nose is cheesy-caramel that hints at a sweet creamy texture. Yet on the palate, smooth apples and creamy smooth fruit & smoke is cleansed with a strong acidic backbone. Oak notes linger into along smoky caramel finish. Not really sure what to make of this one.

St. Francis Chardonnay 2009