DuMOL Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Isobel Sonoma Coast 2015 (750ML)

94+ WA / 91-94 VM

The 2015 Chardonnay Isobel Charles Heintz Vineyard opens with gregarious honeydew melon, ripe peaches and pink grapefruit notes with touches of allspice, jasmine and mandarin peel. Full-bodied with a decadent oiliness to the texture, it has a racy backbone lifting the opulent fruit and a very long finish. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate

The 2015 Chardonnay Isobel Charles Heintz Vineyard is lush, tropical and exotic, with striking intensity allied to pure power. Apricot, chamomile, mango, white flowers and vanillin all reinforce the wine's extroverted, unctuous feel. Even with all of its intensity, the 2015 retains gorgeous acidity and freshness. This is a gorgeous and very complete Chardonnay from DuMol. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

"There’s an underlying extract and density to the wine that emerges as it opens in the glass. Fruit and savory aromas are beautifully intertwined. White nectarine, tangerine and citrus with oyster shell, flint and briny freshness. The intense layered palate unfolds, tangy citrus oil and sweet apricot then beeswax and almond paste richness. Fragrant lily and jasmine and a subtle lemongrass edge. Poised and vibrant then broadens and deepens with great viscosity. Grapefruit and ginger spice acidity on a penetrating lengthy finish." Winemaker Andy Smith