| Rating | 93 |
| Style | White |
| Variety | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Appellation |
Sonoma County North Coast California USA |
| ABV | 14.1% |
| Price | $58.00 |
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| Reviewed | 2026-07-21 |
Perfect For
Dinner Parties, Dinner With The Parents, Wine And Cheese Night
Drink If You Like
Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc , Grüner Veltliner
Desforges Suzanne's Block Chardonnay 2024 Review
Each member of the Desforges family has a block named after them in the estate’s prized vineyard in Sonoma’s Chalk Hill AVA. This wine is sourced from co-founder Suzanne's block. It is released only in years she and her husband, Peter, deem the wine worthy of their dinner table. They source oak from the Louis Latour Cooperage in Bourgogne, and this is a single-barrel selection. It opens with a rich nose of ripe apples, lemon, vanilla bean, and butter. The mouthfeel is rich and grippy, with a deep, active core of fruit that carries the aromas from the nose to the palate.
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