Patz & Hall Chardonnay Dutton Ranch 2013

This alluring wine offers a lovely nose filled with fresh and focused layers of summer melon, peach, white flowers and spice. On the palate, mouthwatering acidity and Dutton Ranch’s signature minerality provide lift and energy, while underscoring the purity of the honeydew and Muscat-like fruit. Hints of French oak-inspired cinnamon, nutmeg and roasted almond add nuance to this wine, and carry through to a bright lingering finish. A lovely and versatile food wine.

Made from some of Sonoma County’s oldest Chardonnay plantings, this is an effusively floral wine, rounded and decadent on the midpalate, with a taste of fresh peach and melon. Fennel and vanilla make appearances, with the finish distinctly tropical.