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In 1996 Ramey Cellars was founded by David and Carla Ramey. David achieved his graduate degree at the University of California at Davis where he developed a thesis on how aromas evolve in wine, and it is still used in the curriculum today. Having worked at other notable wineries such as Petrus, Chalk Hill, and Dominus Estate, David also pioneered traditional, artisan winemaking techniques in a time where wine was not the craft that it is today. Creating a full-bodied style of Chardonnay through indigenous yeasts, prolonged sur lie ageing, and incorporation of malolactic fermentation has allowed Ramey Cellars to develop the richer style of Chardonnay that California is now known for. Most of their fruit comes from distinguished vineyards in Northern California, and are consistently well-received by aficionados.
Tasting Notes
- WA92
- The single-vineyard wines include the 2013 Chardonnay Woolsey Road Vineyard, which offers up plenty of tangerine oil, apple blossom, white citrus and wet pebbles in a medium to full-bodied, light, attractive, clean style. Drink now-2020.
- CG90
- Showing the implicit richness and slight restraint that are the unmistakable marks of its maker, this ripe and yet tightly wound Chardonnay is again about promise as much or more so than it is about immediate gratification. It is supple and slightly oily on entry, but it is far from an open and outgoing wine and tends to narrow a bit and get a touch chalky as it crosses the palate with ample acidity closing in at the finish. It is slightly less fruity than its several cellarmates at this point, but it has the right stuff upon which to grow and will benefit from one or two years of smoothing.
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