Chardonnay
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Typically best enjoyed 2–8 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Creamy lobster bisque, roasted chicken with butter and herbs, pan-seared sea scallops
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Bevan Cellars Chardonnay represents an opulent, full-throttle expression of California's premier cool-climate vineyards, most notably the historic Ritchie Vineyard in the Russian River Valley. Renowned for its old Wente clone vines planted in 1972, this terroir imparts a rare combination of intense concentration, tropical fruit notes, and vibrant acidity. Winemaker Russell Bevan employs classic, high-intervention Burgundian techniques to craft this showstopper, including barrel fermentation, native yeast inoculation, and regular battonage (lees stirring) in French oak barrels. The result is a texturally luxurious white wine that balances decadent creaminess with a driving mineral core, capturing the dramatic, larger-than-life style that has made Bevan a cult legend.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 2005 by winemaker Russell Bevan and Victoria De Crescenzo, Bevan Cellars is a highly acclaimed boutique winery based in California's Napa Valley. Renowned for producing some of the most opulent, texturally luxurious, and critically praised wines in the region, the estate sources fruit from premier vineyards across Napa and Sonoma, including Sugarloaf Mountain, Tench, and Ritchie. Russell Bevan’s uncompromising winemaking philosophy emphasizes extreme vineyard selectivity, harvesting at peak physiological ripeness, and minimal intervention in the cellar to craft incredibly concentrated, plush Cabernet Sauvignons, proprietary red blends, and vibrant Chardonnays. This dedication to power and purity has earned the winery multiple perfect 100-point scores, cementing its status as a cult icon of modern California winemaking.