Lynmar Estate Quail Hill Chardonnay 2016 (93 JD)
“This estate has turned out a bevy of truly brilliant Chardonnay, and you can’t go wrong with any of these. Starting with the 2016 Chardonnay Quail Hill Vineyard, it has a slightly green hue in its vibrant gold color and boasts a terrific bouquet of honeyed limes, spice, tangerine, and white flowers, with this terrific sense of salty minerality on the palate. Medium-bodied, balanced, and with both richness and freshness, it’s a winner and should evolve for 7-8 years. This cuvée was barrel fermented and spent 14 months in 55% new French oak.”
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Lynmar Estate
Russian River Valley, California
Since 1980, Lynn and Anisya Fritz have built Lynmar Estate from it's original plantings, which were some of the oldest in the Russian River Valley, to now include three contiguous vineyards along the Laguna de Santa Rosa Watershed. Their sustainably farmed vines encompass a wide array of clone and rootstock selections that are perfectly suited to their soil types, while wines are made in a state-of-the-art gravity fed winery after the classic Russian River style.
