2022 CrossBarn Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 750ML

2022 CrossBarn Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 750ML

2022 CrossBarn Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 750ML Hailing from the cool Sonoma Coast appellation, the 2022 vintage showcases pale straw in the glass and opens with aromas of green apple, lemon zest, and honeysuckle. Alluring flavors of Honeycrisp apple and Asian pear are balanced by a flinty minerality and creamy texture on the mid-palate. A vibrant acidity accented by flaky sea salt provides tension and length that drives a lingering finish with notes of tangerine and guava.

The 2022 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast takes on a touch deeper straw appearance but is still pale yellow and offers notes of wet stone, ripe peach, and melon rind. It’s full-bodied, with a rounded mouthfeel and good lifted freshness, more ripe peach, melon, and flowers and a good finish. This attractive white also reveals a touch of warming spice. 92pts JD

The 2022 Chardonnay, made with 98% estate fruit, is open and perfumed with scents of fresh quince, yellow apples, cashews, acacia and bread dough. The  palate features generous, crunchy fruit, a touch of roundness to its texture, tangy freshness and a long, ethereal finish. This is very easy to drink! 92pts Parker’s WA

Paul Hobbs has become a legend in the wine world. He has made some of the greatest wines of the last 30 years. He get huge praise for his great Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Sonoma as well as the great Cabs he makes in Napa. These wines are pricey, most well over $100 a bottle. Hobbs became concerned with these high prices and what many of you don’t know is he decided to make a range of wines that were affordable but still high quality. The wines of CrossBarn were born and I have been able to get a great price on his 2022 CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs Sonoma Coast Chardonnay. Fruit quality thus far is stunning and the overall smaller berry and cluster sizes point to a stellar 2022 vintage. Vintners are reporting wonderful concentration and flavor in the wines. The wine has received great press, 92 points by Parker, JD and Suckling. Chardonnay at this price does not get better. Will be appreciated by all Chardonnay lovers and a definite crowd pleaser. I will be taking a case of this home with me. California Chardonnay lovers you will love this wine.