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2019 Luna "Winemaker's Reserve" Napa Valley Chardonnay

SKU #1528153 94 points Jeb Dunnuck

Outer quote mark The light gold-hued 2019 Chardonnay Winemaker's Reserve has a beautiful bouquet of ripe lemon, honeysuckle, white flowers, and subtle green almonds. Pure and medium-bodied, it has wonderful overall balance and just a great, lengthy style that's a joy to drink. It's a terrific value. Inner quote mark (2/2021)

91 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark Peach, cantaloupe and blanched almond on the nose, followed by praline on the palate. It’s medium-to full-bodied with crisp acidity. Round and smooth. Inner quote mark (2/2021)

K&L Notes

50+% off the winery SRP on this stunning Reserve Napa Valley Chardonnay! A style that sure to please many Chardonnay drinkers, the 2019 has plenty of ripe fruit and round, creamy texture, but also bright, refreshing acidity from the cool, Carneros fruit sourcing. Winemaker, Shauna Miller as fashioned a beautiful wine in a classic Napa Valley style. Our deep discount makes it a no-brainer purchase.

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2019 Luna "Winemaker's Reserve" Napa Valley Chardonnay

Price: $19.99

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By: Ryan Woodhouse | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 4/12/2021 | Send Email

For anyone who loves a classic, rich, creamy Napa Valley Chardonnay, this is another deal from Luna Vineyards that you won't want to miss. Sourced from their prime estate vineyards in Carneros, Napa's premier sub-region for Chardonnay, barrel fermented in 40% new French oak; this wine has wonderful richness and power, but is also well balanced and not over-the-top. Floral tones lead into aromas and flavors of lemon curd, peach cobbler, warm croissant, beautifully judged toasty oak spices, and some stony mineral hints. It has a round and satisfying texture but plenty of vivacity and freshness too. Jeb Dunnuck calls this "a terrific value" at the winery's SRP of $45. So what do we call our price of $19.99!?

Top Value!

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Varietal:

Chardonnay

- It's hard to believe that up until about 30 years ago, this extremely popular varietal hid behind the veil of geographical names like Chablis and Puligny-Montrachet. Now grown all over the world and bottled by its varietal name, Chardonnay has achieved a level of branding unlike any other wine. Surprisingly, though, what you get when you buy Chardonnay can differ greatly from country to country and even within one country, depending on the climate where it's grown and how it is vinified and aged. From fresh, crisp and minerally with apple and lemon notes to rich and buttery with tropical fruit overtones, Chardonnay runs the gamut. In France's Burgundy, Chardonnay is the source of the prized wines of Chablis, Corton-Charlemagne, Mâcon, Meursault and Montrachet. It also the foundation of exceptional Champagne, where it is blended with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier or vinified on its own into Blanc de Blancs. It is also extremely popular in California, and is gaining popularity in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and South Africa.

Country:

United States

- When people consider domestic wine, they normally think about the state of California. The fine viticultural Region within California, including the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Cruz Mountains, Mendocino and Santa Barbara, are capable of growing grapes of world-class quality. But there's plenty of fabulous wine coming from other states, too. Oregon, Washington and New York are also causing eyebrows (and glassware) to be raised around the world.

Sub-Region:

California

- With the explosive growth that California's wine industry has seen the past several years, it's easy to view winemaking and grape growing in the Golden State as a recent phenomenon. And while it's true that California's viticultural history is brief compared to several European countries, this state's roots date back well over 200 years. Due to the enormous response to California wine within the United States and worldwide, there are thousands of excellent and diverse wines being produced within the state each year.

Specific Appellation:

Napa Valley

- America's most famous wine region, which encompasses a varied geographical territory running about 20 miles long from the San Francisco Bay northward to the foot of Mount St. Helena. Napa's great diversity, both in terms of climate and terroir, has led to the creation of a number of smaller AVAs like Stags Leap District, Rutherford, Howell Mountain, Oakville and Mount Veeder, among others. Cabernet and chardonnay still reign supreme, but just about everything under the sun is grown in Napa Valley, in quality levels ranging from $2 jug wine to $500 a bottle California cab.