Dan Trcka

The 2012 Stratus Chardonnay, naturally ferment in barrel and then aged for 9+ months in French oak barrels (18% new), has rich aromas of butter, vanilla and oak on the nose and ripe pear, wood and vanilla + butter on the palate. It is a light to medium bodied, extra-dry, fruity to integrated wine; with good acidity and a long finish. This is a sipping wine (though food friendly); enjoy for 5-10 years (enclosed with long cork). My impression: BEAUTIFUL, 92 pts – recommended for its quality, though rather pricey. Tasted in Jul/14 at 'Barrels & Bonfires (i4C 2014)' http://grapeselections.com/i4c-2014/.

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David Lawrason

This is a lovely refined yet rich chardonnay with a sumptuous yet elegant nose of vanilla custard, pear, peat smoke...

John Szabo, MS

This is a wine for fans of full bodied, sumptuous chardonnays that coat the palate and fill every corner. There's a...

Michael Godel

Tasting with assistant winemaker Dean Stoyka as part of a vertical exercise in “to lees or not to lees.” Neither hue...

Stratus Chardonnay 2012