93 Josh Raynolds - Vinous Media

"Bright gold. A suave, complex bouquet of lemongrass, white cherry and oyster shell aromas, plus a hint of peppery spices. Juicy, focused citrus and underripe orchard fruit flavors stain the palate and repeat the oyster shell note. A smoky iodine quality defines the tangy, mineral-driven finish. I like this intense, stony style, which is definitely not about the fruit." 93 points - Josh Raynolds - International Wine Cellar

WINE:
"NOSE: Peach, pineapple, dried rose petal and mango followed by brown spices including clove and nutmeg. PALATE: Gravenstein apple, and pink grapefruit with white pepper and spice finishing smooth and punctuated at the end with a touch of bright acidity." -Winery

VINEYARD:
"The Orsi Vineyard is located on Eastside Road on bench land between the Russian River and a range of hills to the east. The hills box in the fog that forms along the river, allowing it to cool the low-lying vineyards in the area. First planted in the early 1970s, the Orsi Vineyard Chardonnay is comprised of approximately 75% 'See' selection that's entirely dry-farmed. Modern pruning and trellising practices combined with traditional no-irrigation farming produce very low yields of superb quality fruit."

"The vineyard's maturity, coupled with a deep, well-developed root system, yields wines of substance and power. The soils are a combination of the Glen Ellen Formation, river gravels and older alluvium, and the Wilson Grove Formation, sand and fossil shells formed in a shallow sea, which overlies older volcanic material. Both soil types are well drained and provide a complex foundation of minerality from the rock and fossil components." -Winery