Fort Ross Vineyard was selected to produce this Chardonnay to commemorate the 1812-2012 Bicentennial of the old Russian Settlement of Fort Ross on the Sonoma Coast. 

This wine teases the palate with flavors of crème brûlée and poached pear adding richness, while a chalky, flinty mid palate creates a complex, multidimensional experience

93 POINTS - JAMES SUCKLING
A distinctive earthy, meaty streak gives extra interest and personality... complex and compelling. 

90 POINTS - JEB DUNNUCK
With ripe red cherry, toasted baking spice, and beet root, this medium bodied red is tangy and tart on the palate, with crunchy cranberry, orange zest, and dark, turned earth.

93 POINTS - WINE & SPIRITS
Cranberries and blackberries, with the high-toned lift of roses. It's enriched by the tannins of new oak, big in scale and lasting in flavor.

93+ POINTS - JEB DUNNUCK
Beautifully focused, with notable precision and purity.

93 POINTS - JAMES SUCKLING
Cherries, violets, crushed stones and orange peel.

92 POINTS - WINE ENTHUSIAST
Pomegranate, raspberry, dark cherry and black tea accent the supple tannins and lengthy spice.

91 POINTS - WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE
Emerges as an elegant, long and gentle red...It is clean and pretty.

92 POINTS - WINE & SPIRITS
Sanguine and salty, this has a delicate, fine abrasion to its fruit tannins; firm and juicy in the middle, this ends on notes of dried earth and crushed rock.