Durell Vineyard has been the source behind some of the most sought-after Chardonnay wines and we feel fortunate to work with two outstanding vineyard blocks that combine to make something special. Our 100% Old Wente clone Chardonnay was harvested at night and pressed to extract only the highest quality of juice. The wine is lively and exotic with rich flavors, complexity and smooth texture. We fermented in French oak barrels to produce an expansive wine that illustrates the balance and exceptional character of the vintage. Lisa Perrotti-Brown of Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate writes that the wine has “a lovely suggestion of silkiness to the texture and long finish with spicy notions coming through.”
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Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
"The 2016 Chardonnay Durell Vineyard sports a sophisticated nose of lemon curd, honey toast, marzipan and chalk dust plus a waft of peaches and cream. Medium-bodied, elegantly styled and packed with stone fruit and creamy flavors, it has a lovely suggestion of silkiness to the texture and a long finish with spicy notions coming through." - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
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Wine Enthusiast
"From the tremendous site overlooking Sonoma Valley, this is a creamy, lushly crafted white, with a freshness of tangy lemon meringue, pear and orange at its core. Salty vanilla and toasted oak give it some richness and concentration while remaining balanced and bright." - Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast
Durell Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
More than 25 wines from Durell Vineyard have earned 92+ points, making the site one of Sonoma County’s most sought-after vineyards. Durell sits on the southeastern edge of the Sonoma Coast appellation–thirty miles east of the Pacific Ocean, 10 miles north of the northern stretches of San Francisco Bay, and just south of a 2,400-foot mountain range.