Jackson Wine Estates International
Stonestreet Upper Barn Chardonnay 2011
$85.00
$106.25
(from a Hyde Wente clone): Full bright yellow. Ripe, deep aromas of lemon peel, tangerine, beeswax, crushed rock and dusty herbs, with hints of honey and tropical fruits. Large-scaled, rich and tactile, with nearly viscous flavors of lemon, white peach and butterscotch. Really compelling, ripe, vibrant fruit here, and wonderfully broad and dry. Very complex and sexy wine, a brilliant rendition of this outstanding chardonnay vineyard. Score - 95. (Stephen Tanzer, vinousmedia.com, May 2013)