Black Ridge 2014 Cheryl’s Chardonnay (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Country: US / Cheryl’s
Variety: Chardonnay California
Winery: Black Ridge / Santa Cruz Mountains

Made in a richer marzipan-laced style, this bottling shows browned butter, butterscotch and baked apples on the nose. The palate is a tad oily with strong browned-butter and green-apple flavors, but also very balanced, with the unctuous custard elements cut by tart citrus peels.