Chateau St. Jean 2005 Reserve Chardonnay (Sonoma County)

Country: US / Reserve
Variety: Chardonnay California
Winery: Chateau St. Jean / Sonoma County

The winery’s reserve Chard has consistently been the best among their five Chards. The ’05 is a dramatic wine, although oak-o-phobes might find it toothpicky. It is smoky and buttery and caramelly, but a year or so should knit that together with the ripe tropical fruits and make the wine seamlessly complex.