International Wine Cellar 96 | Wine Advocate 97 | Wine Spectator 89USA - California - SonomaChardonnayInternational Wine Cellar 96 - Straw-gold color, the deepest of these 2003 chardonnays. Exotic, superripe aromas of pineapple, dried fruits, butterscotch and honey. Huge, fat and exotic. Initially seemed less shapely than the Cuvee…read more - Stephen Tanzer, International Wine [...]

Vinfolio 97USA - California - Sonoma - Russian River ValleyChardonnayVinfolio 97 - As expected this wine has also developed a more clearly defined personality that places it among my favorite wines James Hall produces. I am always drawn to the luxurious ripeness of Dutton: All of th…read more - Doug Wilder, Vinfolio Issue 149

Wine Advocate 94-96USA - California - Sonoma - Sonoma CoastChardonnayWine Advocate 94-96 - There are over 200 cases of the 2006 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard. Lemon oil, buttered nectarine, orange marmalade, pear, and hints of brioche and hazelnut are all present in this opulent, beautifully …read more - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Issue 174

International Wine Cellar 90(+?)? | Wine Advocate 93 | Wine Spectator 92USA - California - Sonoma - Knights ValleyChardonnayInternational Wine Cellar 90(+?)? - (Morlet notes that these young vines are already beginning to become a source for the Point Rouge blend) Deeply pitched aromas of dried apricot, baked apple and vanillin oak, with a suggestion [...]

Wine Spectator 91USA - California - Napa - Napa ValleyChardonnayWine Spectator 91 - Smooth, rich and creamy, with layers of pear, fig, hazelnut, citrus and honey notes that fan out nicely on the palate, gaining richness and depth on the finish. Drink now. 500 cases made. - James Laube, Wine Spectator

International Wine Cellar 91 | Wine Advocate 94 | Wine Spectator 93USA - California - SonomaChardonnayInternational Wine Cellar 91 - Slightly hazy yellow. Pungent aromas of stone fruits, hazelnut and baking spices, with a suggestion of dried fruits. Sweet, fat, seamless and suave, with deep flavors of nectarine and pineapple. As lu…read more - Stephen [...]

Wine Advocate 92-94 | Wine Spectator 87USA - California - Sonoma - Russian River ValleyChardonnayWine Advocate 92-94 - The 2005 Chardonnay Russian River offers a terrific introduction to this estate’s Burgundian winemaking style. A 3,200-case blend of fruit from the Heintz, Ritchie, and Dutton vineyards, it boasts fab…read more - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate [...]

Wine Advocate 95 | Wine Spectator 92USA - California - Sonoma - Russian River ValleyChardonnayWine Advocate 95 - The 2005 Chardonnay Chloe comes from the well-known Ritchie Vineyard, the source for some unbelievable Chardonnays in California, and it makes a nice contrast to the Isobel, which comes from the Heint…read more - Robert Parker, Wine [...]

International Wine Cellar 95 | Wine Advocate 97 | Wine Spectator 96USA - California - Sonoma - Sonoma CoastChardonnayInternational Wine Cellar 95 - ($70; 100% new oak; 15.9% alcohol) Pale green-tinged yellow. Spicy and tropical aromas of dried pineapple, minerals, flowers, cinnamon and nutmeg. Fat, ripe and compellingly sweet and seamless, but wi…read more - [...]

International Wine Cellar 95 | Wine Advocate 96 | Wine Spectator 94USA - California - Sonoma - Sonoma CoastChardonnayInternational Wine Cellar 95 - ($65; 15.6% alcohol; 100% new oak) Slightly hazy appearance. Musky, highly complex aromas of crystallized lemon peel, pineapple and smoke. Fat and sweet but shapely, with wonderfully tactile flavors o…read more - [...]