Staglin Family Vineyard Estate Chardonnay 2015

94 Points Vinous

Staglin's 2015 Chardonnay is tropical and oily, with all of the richness of the vintage front and center. Orange peel, crème brulée, honey, butter and apricot jam give the 2015 much of its oily, viscous personality. In recent years the move towards a more finessed style with larger format oak and blocked malolactic fermentation has resulted in a Chardonnay that is at once dense yet also tense, bright and nicely focused, especially for size. The 2015 saw about 50% large format 500 and 600 liter, thick-staved barrels.