- Practicing Organic
- 100% Chenin Blanc
- Lyman Ranch (Amador County)
- Red granitic soils
- Planted at 1,400 ft. elevation
- 100% Whole Cluster Pressed
- Full Malolactic fermentation
- Ambient yeasts & Bacteria
- Fermented in and then aged in neutral French Oak and new Stockinger Austrian barrels for 10 months
- Free SO2 – 22ppm
- 12.5% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Amador
Variety:
Chenin Blanc
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-PAX-33-23 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2025-02-13
"Generous aromas of preserved lemons, grapefruit, orange zest, white chocolate and flint. The palate is medium-bodied, with bright acidity and a creamy texture coming from fermentation in new 500-liter Stockinger puncheons. Textural, structured and complex, with a reductive edge. Drink or hold."
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5
Date
2024-12-26
"Aromas of pear, pear skin and struck match. Faintly saline flavours of pear, pear skin, lemon zest and pink grapefruit are mouth-watering with juicy acidity that pleasantly puckers the cheeks. Saline quality persists through the finish with grapefruit and pomelo notes. Outstanding. VGV (AY)"
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
94
Date
2024-06-28
"Grown in bright red granite soils and raised in Stockinger barrels, the 2023 Chenin Blanc Lyman Ranch is a bright straw hue and is striking and savory in the glass, with notes of fresh lemon pith, lime leaf, and white peach. Medium-bodied, linear, and vertical on the palate, it carves with mouthwatering citrus and a ripe acidity that's persistent but refreshing and has definition to it. It also reveals a delicate touch of white flowers and salty earth through the finish, with a floating feel on the back palate. An age-worthy white, it has a pristine feel and is going to drink well over the next 10 years."
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2025-01-30
"The 2023 Chenin Blanc Lyman Ranch, from a site in Amador County, is superb. Ample and broad, the Lyman Chenin is so expressive. Apricot, dried flowers, tangerine peel and gravel blossom in the glass. This site at 2,000 feet in elevation on red granitic soils yields an incredibly distinctive wine. Impressive."
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2024-10-10
"The 2023 Chenin Blanc Lyman Ranch comes from vines planted at 1,400 feet in red granite soils, and the wine was matured for eight months on lees in 500-liter Stockinger puncheons. It has savory aromas of bruised apples, nuts, honey, chamomile and spice. The light-bodied palate is bright and mouthwatering. It offers a deep core of honeyed fruit, a silkier, less grippy texture than the other Chenin Blancs in this lineup, and it has a long, flavorful finish. It drinks beautifully straight from the bottle."