Migration Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021
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Beautifully poised and shimmering with racy acidity, this enticing Chardonnay draws you in with aromas evocative of honeycomb, Fuji apple, nectarine, and sweet citrus. On the palate, it is impeccably balanced, with a lush, supple texture that frames the bright citrus and custard flavors as they glide to a silky and energetic finish.
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James Suckling
A tangy and bright wine, with sliced-pineapple and olive-oil character on both the nose and palate. It’s medium- to full-bodied with a transparent and clean finish. Vivid acidity. Toasted oak and spice. Partial malo.
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COMMENTARY: The 2021 Migration Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is fragrant and nicely layered on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers aromas and flavors of fragrant and dried spices with ripe apple and oaky notes. Serve it with rotisserie, lemon chicken. (Tasted: February 12, 2023, San Francisco, CA)
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Layers of fruit, vanilla, butterscotch and oak toast give this full-bodied wine plenty to explore. Its almost-thick texture wraps in poached pears, toasted almonds and honey flavors that fill the palate and linger on the finish. The sweet effect of oak makes it suitable in lieu of dessert.
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Since our inaugural 2001 vintage of Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, Migration has developed a refined and compelling style that balances vibrancy and finesse. In the years since, Migration has taken wing beyond our Anderson Valley origins as we have explored Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from California’s finest cool-climate appellations, most notably the legendary Sonoma Coast. Today, Migration works with a handful of acclaimed growers to produce a small portfolio of sought-after Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, including our flagship Sonoma Coast wines, and our coveted vineyard-designates. These sophisticated, Burgundian-varietal wines highlight lush fruit, bright acidity and balanced oak influence.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
A vast appellation covering Sonoma County’s Pacific coastline, the Sonoma Coast AVA runs all the way from the Mendocino County border, south to the San Pablo Bay. The region can actually be divided into two sections—the actual coastal vineyards, marked by marine soils, cool temperatures and saline ocean breezes—and the warmer, drier vineyards further inland, which are still heavily influenced by the Pacific but not quite with same intensity.
Contained within the appellation are the much smaller Fort Ross-Seaview and Petaluma Gap AVAs.
The Sonoma Coast is highly regarded for elegant Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and, increasingly, cool-climate Syrah. The wines have high acidity, moderate alcohol, firm tannin, and balanced ripeness.