Russian River Valley
2015 Soliste, L’Age D’Or Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 417 cases
L’Age D’Or comes from a vineyard just north of Sebastopol adjacent to the Laguna de Santa Rosa, the largest tributary of the Russian River.... Originally planted in 1971, these are among the oldest Chardonnay vines in the Russian River Valley. The vineyard is immaculately and sustainably managed.
Having white Burgundies as benchmarks, especially the wines of Raveneau, Jobard and Coche-Dury, Don and Claude were never to anxious to even attempt to craft Chardonnay in the new world as they had always felt that the wines were sometimes over the top with buttery pop corn mouth feel, way too much oak, high alcohol and clunky.
Their success with Sauvignon Blanc, and especially with St. Andelain, convinced them to begin a three year commitment with a fabulous, well-established vineyard in the Russian River Valley. Their willingness to experiment with different vinification as well as aging for 16 months in 600L thick stave barrels (44% new) results in a Chardonnay of great elegance, length and verve; very Meursault-like.
£248 / Case£41.33 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £316.82 / Case, £52.80 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2015 Soliste, L’Age D’Or Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 417 cases
L’Age D’Or comes from a vineyard just north of Sebastopol adjacent to the Laguna de Santa Rosa, the largest tributary of the Russian River.... Originally planted in 1971, these are among the oldest Chardonnay vines in the Russian River Valley. The vineyard is immaculately and sustainably managed.
Having white Burgundies as benchmarks, especially the wines of Raveneau, Jobard and Coche-Dury, Don and Claude were never to anxious to even attempt to craft Chardonnay in the new world as they had always felt that the wines were sometimes over the top with buttery pop corn mouth feel, way too much oak, high alcohol and clunky.
Their success with Sauvignon Blanc, and especially with St. Andelain, convinced them to begin a three year commitment with a fabulous, well-established vineyard in the Russian River Valley. Their willingness to experiment with different vinification as well as aging for 16 months in 600L thick stave barrels (44% new) results in a Chardonnay of great elegance, length and verve; very Meursault-like.
£495 / Case£41.25 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £632.45 / Case, £52.70 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 DuMOL, Jentoft Vineyard Ryan Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 6x150cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage Production: 660 cases of 75cl, 32 cases of 150cl, 24 bottles of 300cl
£880 / Case£146.67 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £1,094.45 / Case, £182.41 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Arista, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage production: 1,678 cases
Arista's 'RRV' Pinot Noir is a barrel selection crafted as a pure expression of each growing season. Winemaker Matt Courtney uses a modest... amount of new oak to allow the character of the vintage an AVA take centre stage. A wine of tension, texture, and wonderful depth of fruit, it's a fabulous introduction to Arista.
£325 / Case£54.17 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £409.22 / Case, £68.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Arista, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage production: 1,678 cases
Arista's 'RRV' Pinot Noir is a barrel selection crafted as a pure expression of each growing season. Winemaker Matt Courtney uses a modest... amount of new oak to allow the character of the vintage an AVA take centre stage. A wine of tension, texture, and wonderful depth of fruit, it's a fabulous introduction to Arista.
£55 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £69.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Arista, Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 1,700 cases
Arista's 'RRV' Chardonnay is always an exceptional introduction to the character of Russian River Valley Chardonnay from the vintage. With... contributions from some of the finest Chardonnay vineyards in the appellation and made with slightly less new oak than the vineyard designates, this cuvée offers the highest level of early drinkability in our portfolio while maintaining an extraordinary degree of quality.
£325 / Case£54.17 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £409.22 / Case, £68.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Arista, Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 1,700 cases
Arista's 'RRV' Chardonnay is always an exceptional introduction to the character of Russian River Valley Chardonnay from the vintage. With... contributions from some of the finest Chardonnay vineyards in the appellation and made with slightly less new oak than the vineyard designates, this cuvée offers the highest level of early drinkability in our portfolio while maintaining an extraordinary degree of quality.
£55 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £69.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Arista, UV Lucky Well Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage production: 657 cases
The Lucky Well vineyard sits atop a knoll on the western edge of the Sebastopol hills outside of the towns of Graton and Sebastopol. The area is... home to some of the most highly acclaimed Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards in the Russian River Valley due in large part to the perfect confluence of soil, climate, and elevation. The vineyard is in an area often referred to as the “banana belt” of the Russian River Valley because, though on the very coolest, foggiest, and western edge of the appellation, it sits on a knoll that rises above the fog line. This feature exposes the fruit to more gentle sunlight, which allows very slow and even ripening across the entire growing season. Arista's 4-acre section was planted in 2008 to Pommard, Swan, and Calera clones of Pinot Noir.
£465 / Case£77.50 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £577.22 / Case, £96.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Arista, UV Lucky Well Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage production: 657 cases
The Lucky Well vineyard sits atop a knoll on the western edge of the Sebastopol hills outside of the towns of Graton and Sebastopol. The area is... home to some of the most highly acclaimed Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards in the Russian River Valley due in large part to the perfect confluence of soil, climate, and elevation. The vineyard is in an area often referred to as the “banana belt” of the Russian River Valley because, though on the very coolest, foggiest, and western edge of the appellation, it sits on a knoll that rises above the fog line. This feature exposes the fruit to more gentle sunlight, which allows very slow and even ripening across the entire growing season. Arista's 4-acre section was planted in 2008 to Pommard, Swan, and Calera clones of Pinot Noir.
£78 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £96.80 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 Arista, Banfield Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 650
Banfield Vineyard is one of the oldest vineyards in Sonoma County, and the entire state of California. The Chardonnay blocks were planted around 1980 and the 40-year-old vines continue to produce a tiny crop of the most intensely flavoured and aromatic Chardonnay.
£345 / Case£57.50 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £436.46 / Case, £72.74 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 Arista, Banfield Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 650
Banfield Vineyard is one of the oldest vineyards in Sonoma County, and the entire state of California. The Chardonnay blocks were planted around 1980 and the 40-year-old vines continue to produce a tiny crop of the most intensely flavoured and aromatic Chardonnay.
£58 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £73.34 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 Hartford Court, Jennifer’s Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 1x75cl
£80 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £99.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Bevan Cellars, Ritchie Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 320 cases
Russell Bevan is a Titan among Napa winemakers, and his incredible single vineyard reds from 'Grand Cru' sites including the Tench, Beckstoffer... Dr. Crane and Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyards are among the Valley's greatest. For those in the know it gets even more exciting with his ultra-rare Sonoma bottlings. These wines show the remarkable breadth of Russell's talent, and why the far western reaches of Sonoma are home to some of the most exciting Chardonnays in the World.
The Ritchie Vineyard is one of the ‘Grand Crus’ of the Russian River Valley and is the source for some of THE best Chardonnays in California. The fruit is highly coveted by winemaking legends Mark Aubert and David Ramey, and Russell’s Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay is the most intense of them all. It’s a wine with bags of cellaring potential, yet its opulence is going to make it hard to resist opening early on.
Russell Bevan: "Our 2019 Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay is a powerhouse. while we love to drink our Cabernets Sauvignons and red wine blends young, we have always enjoyed our chardonnays with some maturity. Of course, they are yummy when they are young, but they just have so much intensity that they shine even brighter with a little age. With this vintage we have crafted a wine that will draw a crowd, tomorrow and for years to come. Opulent, dynamic, it pulses key lime, pineapple and a kiss of stone fruit. This wine pulls no punches."
£52 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £65.60 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Bevan Cellars, Ritchie Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 320 cases
Russell Bevan is a Titan among Napa winemakers, and his incredible single vineyard reds from 'Grand Cru' sites including the Tench, Beckstoffer... Dr. Crane and Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyards are among the Valley's greatest. For those in the know it gets even more exciting with his ultra-rare Sonoma bottlings. These wines show the remarkable breadth of Russell's talent, and why the far western reaches of Sonoma are home to some of the most exciting Chardonnays in the World.
The Ritchie Vineyard is one of the ‘Grand Crus’ of the Russian River Valley and is the source for some of THE best Chardonnays in California. The fruit is highly coveted by winemaking legends Mark Aubert and David Ramey, and Russell’s Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay is the most intense of them all. It’s a wine with bags of cellaring potential, yet its opulence is going to make it hard to resist opening early on.
Russell Bevan: "Our 2019 Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay is a powerhouse. while we love to drink our Cabernets Sauvignons and red wine blends young, we have always enjoyed our chardonnays with some maturity. Of course, they are yummy when they are young, but they just have so much intensity that they shine even brighter with a little age. With this vintage we have crafted a wine that will draw a crowd, tomorrow and for years to come. Opulent, dynamic, it pulses key lime, pineapple and a kiss of stone fruit. This wine pulls no punches."
£615 / Case£51.25 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £776.45 / Case, £64.70 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2015 Scherrer, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Production: 796 cases
While grown primarily in the sandy Goldridge soil, which tends to produce Pinot Noir with flavours of red fruits and orange peel, this wine also... illustrates some of the deep, brooding black cherry character generally found in the region’s clay soils. It was bottled without fining or filtration, and will age gracefully for many years.
Four Corners Wine: "Pure Russian River Valley - lovely dark, earthy, black-fruit aromatics, with a touch of scorched earth, bags of depth, framed by a touch of white pepper and anise. The palate has a great intensity, so juicy and crisp, very classic RRV-style, lots of crisp red berries - especially wild strawberry. Simply delicious, and plenty to come."
£44 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £56.00 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2017 Scherrer, Helfer Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Production: 116 cases
The Helfer Vineyard is located in the Vine Hill area of the Russian River Valley. The vineyard’s densely planted vines require hand cultivation and... yield more concentrated fruit than can be achieved by traditional California vine spacing. Fred bottles this Chardonnay without fining or filtration to preserve its finer qualities.
£44 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £56.00 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2015 Scherrer, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Production: 796 cases
While grown primarily in the sandy Goldridge soil, which tends to produce Pinot Noir with flavours of red fruits and orange peel, this wine also... illustrates some of the deep, brooding black cherry character generally found in the region’s clay soils. It was bottled without fining or filtration, and will age gracefully for many years.
Four Corners Wine: "Pure Russian River Valley - lovely dark, earthy, black-fruit aromatics, with a touch of scorched earth, bags of depth, framed by a touch of white pepper and anise. The palate has a great intensity, so juicy and crisp, very classic RRV-style, lots of crisp red berries - especially wild strawberry. Simply delicious, and plenty to come."
£525 / Case£43.75 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £668.45 / Case, £55.70 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2017 Scherrer, Helfer Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Production: 116 cases
The Helfer Vineyard is located in the Vine Hill area of the Russian River Valley. The vineyard’s densely planted vines require hand cultivation and... yield more concentrated fruit than can be achieved by traditional California vine spacing. Fred bottles this Chardonnay without fining or filtration to preserve its finer qualities.
£525 / Case£43.75 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £668.45 / Case, £55.70 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 DuMOL, Finn Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage Production: 715 cases of 75cl, 32 cases of 150cl, 30 bottles of 300cl
£460 / Case£76.67 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £571.22 / Case, £95.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 DuMOL, Jentoft Vineyard Ryan Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage Production: 660 cases of 75cl, 32 cases of 150cl, 24 bottles of 300cl
£66 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £82.40 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 DuMOL, Jentoft Vineyard Ryan Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage Production: 660 cases of 75cl, 32 cases of 150cl, 24 bottles of 300cl
£395 / Case£65.83 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £493.22 / Case, £82.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 DuMOL, Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage Production: 760 cases of 75cl, 40 cases of 150cl, 36 bottles of 300cl
£430 / Case£71.67 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £535.22 / Case, £89.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Arista, Ritchie Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 213 cases
Arista's expression of the Ritchie Vineyard is made all the more exciting as Matt Courtney is renowned for his 10 year tenure at Marcassin -... arguably California's most illustrious Chardonnay producer - where he had a hand in multiple 100 point scoring wines.
First planted in 1972 on the sandy Goldridge soils of the Russian River Valley, the Ritchie Vineyard is regarded as one of Sonoma's 'Grand Cru' sites. The complex terroir of ancient seabed, volcanic ash deposits and pockets of tufa rocks combine to create a unique vineyard that produces wines of intensity and great natural acidity.
£380 / Case£63.33 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £475.22 / Case, £79.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Arista, UV El Diablo Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 308 cases
Arista's most distinctive wine is the El Diablo Vineyard Chardonnay. The site rests on a ridgeline in the heart of the Russian River Valley AVA... that's cooled by the morning and evening coastal mists, yet bathed in glorious California sunshine for a few hours each day. Arista's vines are composed of Old Wente and Montrachet clones, on the vital Goldridge soils - a recipe that produces the most classical of wines: rich, intense, earthy, and loaded with fruit and spice, all balanced by a minerality and energy that showcases winemaker Matt Courtney's contemporary approach.
£440 / Case£73.33 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £547.22 / Case, £91.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days