CAM X Lot 11 2023 Russian River Valley Chardonnay FUTURES OFFER (6 bottles)
From producer Cameron Hughes:
Get your fingers ready Russian River Chardonnay fans! Lot 11 is the wine you have been waiting for!
Sourced from a compendium of 3 different grand cru Russian River Valley vineyards (let’s just say in the same league as Ritchie Vineyard), Lot 11 2023 Russian River Valley Chardonnay is a seriously sophisticated but decidedly delicious Chardonnay.
Here’s the scoop, backed up with 2021 and 2022 vintage, the producer (from whom I have been buying for years) combined a few barrels from each of their $70-$80/bottle single vineyard designates into one blend for me. I paid about 50% over market for the privilege but I was happy to do so, the wine is incredible and still a mind-blowing value. If you love Russian River Valley Chardonnay, this is probably the best Chardonnay I have offered from this region.
Barrel-fermented in new french oak and them aged in a combination of one-year old and neutral barrels, the picture perfect 2023 vintage offers us an opulent, beautifully balanced (if not downright elegant), Chardonnay with chalky acidity carrying a melange of ripe orchard and tropical fruit with beautifully integrated oak. I should note, the producer sells their entry level Russian River Chardonnay for $50-$60/bottle and recently awarded a 93-point score in the Wine Enthusiast.
This is better juice here folks, and I suspect today you will find it significantly less expensive :-).
$84.99
In stock
PLEASE NOTE: Today’s WineVIP offer is a wine “Futures Offer”.
Bottled into shiners May 287th and awaiting labels. Should be available to ship Early July, weather permitting.
After purchase you will receive an email with a delivery timeline and “Shipping Options”. Long-term storage through to October will be an available option.
Tasting Notes
Light golden in the glass, it offers an opulent-yet-energetic bouquet with a harmonious melange of spicy apple, pear, orange blossom, and apricot complexed with aromas of fresh churned butter and a creme brulee halo. Supple and succulent on entry, it delivers a seamless panoply of orchard fruit astride zesty, chalky acidity that unfurls a whirlwind of pear, mango and orangesicle finishing with papaya and marzipan retronasals in a long, sustained, creamy-yet-vibrant, finish. Beautifully integrated and harmonious, this gorgeous, classic Russian River Valley Chardonnay deftly balances an opulent deliciousness with energy and verve.
100% Russian River Valley
100% Chardonnay
Bottled May 27th, 2025
200 cases produced
13.8% alc.
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