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Ramey 1996 Chardonnay (Carneros)

Price $65

A fabulous first Chardonnay under his own name by winemaker David Ramey (previously of Chalk Hill, Matanzas Creek, Dominus and elsewhere). Smoky and intriguing fruit. Rich mouthfeel, beautiful texture and balance. Very flavorful, but more than that, it shows tremendous nuance and subtlety. Sensuous and profound. — W.E. (11/15/1999)

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Ramey 1997 Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay (Carneros)

Price $46

David Ramey is distinguishing himself as one of America’s top winemakers and his second-ever Chardonnay from this vineyard is stellar. Burgundian in style, it features butterscotch, jasmine, honeysuckle and even some cream soda on the nose. The buttery, citrus flavors unfold little by little until you have what can best be described as a marvelous wine. — W.E. (5/1/2000)

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Ramey 2004 Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay (Carneros)

Price $58

Spectacularly ripe, showing an explosion of near-perfect fruit and smoky oak, balanced by crisply elegant acidity. Among the top ranks of Carneros Chards, the wine comes from manicured, low-yielding vines that, in this warm vintage, offer pineapple custard, lemon meringue, kiwi, crème brûlée and vanilla spice flavors. There’s something keenly firm and stony in the… — S.H. (5/1/2007)

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Ramey 2004 Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)

Price $60

There’s a bracing, salty tang of the sea in this fog-cooled Chard. It has an almost Islay Scotch quality, although the pineapple, lemon sorbet and new vanilla oak flavors are distinctly varietal. Hard to exaggerate the creamy richness, the way the wine glides across the palate with racy richness. — S.H. (7/1/2007)

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Ramey 1997 Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay (Carneros)

Price $48

A dense, compact Chardonnay more in the tradition of fat, woody California Chards than his stylish Hyde bottling. Still there is wonderful plump pear fruit, vanilla, and a soft, cuddling finish. It’s ample and weighty, but not at all overdone. — W.E. (5/1/2000)

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Ramey 2001 Hyde Vineyards Chardonnay (Carneros)

Price $56

What a great aroma this wine has: refined oak and all the smoky, vanilla trimmings, framing pineapple, orange rind and lemon custard aromas and flavors. This massive Chard just gives off oodles of fruit. It is balanced with rich, brilliant acidity. — S.H. (11/15/2004)

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Ramey 2004 Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay (Carneros)

Price $58

Tasted alongside Ramey’s Hudson bottling, this one’s distinctly different, a softer, creamier, fleshier wine, but no less compelling. From the Napa side of the appellation, the wine is fat and oily in peach custard, butter-and-Cognac-sautéed pineapple and vanilla bean flavors, and while the charred oak is notable, it’s fully in keeping with the wine’s power. — S.H. (5/1/2007)

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Ramey 2004 Pedegral Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

Price $140

This is notable for two things: It shows the extreme ripeness of the vintage, and also showcases the way even the ripest Oakville grapes veer toward darker-hued stone fruits and berries of balance and finesse. This soft, rich, fat, opulent Cab bursts with cassis, spicy purple plum, black cherry, dark chocolate and sweet licorice flavors, and is best now and for the… — S.H. (7/1/2007)

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Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Red Blend Syrah

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