Sbragia 2006 Home Ranch Chardonnay (Dry Creek Valley)

Country: US / California
Variety: Chardonnay
Winery: Sbragia / Home Ranch

Those used to the fabulous richness of Ed Sbragia’s Chardonnays at Beringer might find this disappointing. It’s a good wine, with the Burgundian formula of half-barrel fermention in new oak, malolactic fermentation and weekly lees stirring, so it has those winemaker-added notes of creamy, yeasty smokiness. Yet the underlying pear and apple flavors are a little thin.