Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay
WHO: Beringer
WHAT: Chardonnay
DESIGNATION: Private Reserve
WHERE: California, Napa
WHEN: 2009
HOW MUCH: $30
93 points, Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chardonnay Private Reserve, which comes primarily from Napa’s Gamble Ranch site, is a bigger, richer, more nutty-styled Chardonnay revealing tropical fruit, butter, brioche and hazelnut characteristics. They backed off the oak in this cuvee, which results in more fruit, interest and personality.