Rusack 2012 Reserve Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley)

Country: US / Reserve
Variety: Chardonnay California
Winery: Rusack / Santa Maria Valley

This reserve wine was made from grapes grown in the same Bien Nacido and Sierra Madre vineyards as Rusack’s regular 2012 Chardonnay, but it was produced in much smaller quantities, and it’s a distinctly richer wine. Aged in ample new French oak, it has a toasty, caramelized opulence that the underlying tropical fruit, apricot, pear and citrus flavors are easily able to handle.