2025 Proprietor Selection
Chardonnay
The very best of all Rombauer Chardonnays, our Proprietor Selection is comprised of the top barrels of Chardonnay each year. Expect an elevated expression of our Carneros Chardonnay, with intense fruit flavors, a round body, and brilliant acidity.
Flavor Profiles
The aromas reflect the pale yellow color with notes of white peach, lemon rind, and spicy oak. On the palate the wine is rich and concentrated with additional notes of melon and ripe lychee. The full mouthfeel and lush texture is balanced by a stunning acidity which keeps the wine bright and refreshing.
Fruit for this wine comes from elite estate-owned vineyards in the Carneros region and select growers including the Sangiacomo family, long-term grower partners who have farmed this land for three generations.
The grapes were gently whole-cluster pressed while the fruit was still cool. The juice was pumped to tank to cold-settle overnight before it was racked to barrel for primary and malolactic fermentations. The lees were stirred every two weeks to give the wine rich flavors and a creamy texture. Each barrel was hand-selected for this wine.
- Appellation
- Carneros
- Harvest Date
- Sept. 10th – Oct. 6th, 2025
- Varietal
- Chardonnay
- Brix at Harvest
- 23.1
- Alcohol
- 14.2%
- Cooperage
- 8 Months in American and French Oak (32% new)
