Etude Chardonnay Grace Benoist Ranch Carneros Estate Grown 2018

Wow! We’ve never seen so many rockin’ deals from this venerable winery EVER, and today we bought every bottle we could - 94 points and this price?! C’mon!

MMMMM. Cold, clean, pure-as-the-driven-snow chardonnay, from master winemaker, Tony Soter, from the estate in Carneros. Founded in 1982, by the legendary Tony Soter (he has also consulted for the likes of Dalla Valle, Spottswoode, Shafer, Araujo, Viader and so many more rock stars), Etude is a classic for rock-solid, delicious, often thrilling wines.

Everyone, of course, needs a few cases of chardonnay around the house at any given time. You know, for drinking. And for just about everything else that goes on at your house -- you need chardonnay. Etude’s terrific Benoist Ranch bottling in Carneros (priced like we have it) is PERFECT. Made in a non-heavy/fresh and zippy style (as opposed to really rich and oaky), this way-too-easy-to-guzzle wine is all about fresh stone fruits, pure citrus and pears, with lip-smacking acidity and laser focused, clean flavors.