Ramey Russian River Chardonnay 2022

This is such a rare treat that I get to bring you today. David Ramey – one of America’s greatest winemaking heroes and his newest trip to Wine Spectator’s Top 10 list.

David Ramey is a straight-up pioneer in Californian winemaking and is often called “Professor Chardonnay” due to his groundbreaking work with this grape. He introduced innovative techniques like using indigenous yeasts and sur lie aging, resulting in richer, smoother Chardonnays and has seen some of the highest scores ever awarded to American white wines.

Ramey’s journey began at UC Davis and continued with experiences in France, notably at Château Pétrus. He later led winemaking at prestigious California wineries like Matanzas Creek, Chalk Hill, Dominus Estate, and Rudd Estate. At his namesake vineayrd, he’s able to lean on his decades of experience making some of the world’s best wine and focus all of his efforts on his own wines – creating magical bottlings year after year.