Awards, Ratings & Reviews
GOLD — OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition · 2025
GOLD — The Global Chardonnay Masters · 2024
SILVER — California State Fair · 2025
SILVER — Sakura Awards · 2025
SILVER — New Zealand International Wine Show · 2025
93/100 — Cameron Douglas MS · 2023 Vintage · Tasted: Sep 2025
“Classic bouquet and palate of the reserve expression from JE. Ripe, fleshy and fruity with layers of oak and vanilla, fine lees and clay earth qualities. Peach and banana, vanilla pod and sweet oak. Red apple and pear then some roasted nut and gentle wood smoke qualities. Acidity, oak and gentle warming alcohol frame the core palate of fruit well. Balanced and ready to drink from day of purchase through 2029.”
About This Wine
Crafted in small vineyard lots throughout the entire winemaking process.
Producer Notes
For over three decades, Kendall-Jackson has remained relentlessly committed to producing only the finest quality wines from grapes grown in California’s cool, coastal vineyards. We carefully match climates and soil types for each grape varietal, and then guide each vineyard lot throughout the entire winemaking process. Our proprietary approach to winemaking has earned us our world-renowned reputation for wines that consistently exhibit our signature rich layers of flavor, combined with delicate balance.
About the Producer
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates produces wines from vineyards across California, focusing on cool coastal regions and varietal expression.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2023
- Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
- Region: California / USA
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- Sweetness: Dry
- Acidity TA: 6.8 g/L
- Acidity pH: 3.43
- Residual Sugar: 8 g/L
- Maturation: Aged 5 months in French (4.5% new) and American oak (7% new), with sur lie ageing and monthly battonage
- Production Attributes: Oaked
- Ownership: Barbara R. Banke
- Closure: Cork or screwcap
- Drinking Window: 2024–2030
