🏷️ Lot Overview
Region: Coombsville District (Napa Valley)
Vintage: 2024
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
ChatGPT Original Source Guess: Rombauer Vineyards (Alt: Favia or Caldwell Vineyard)
Wine Berserkers Guess:
Alcohol: 14.4%
Oak Aging: 50% new French oak, 100% barrel fermented
Cam Price: $12.42 ($149/case)
Retail Estimate: $90–$100
Drink Window: 2026–2034
🍷 Cameron’s Release Notes
WINE FUTURE — BOTTLING DECEMBER 10TH, 2025
Oh boy! Chardonnay lovers, it is time to Back Up The Truck!
Lot 38 is a FABULOUS 2024 Coombsville District estate-grown and produced Chardonnay pulled directly from the winery’s blend for their upcoming bottling run. This legendary estate is nothing short of spectacular, and this bottling commands equally spectacular prices—just shy of triple digits.
Here the hillside volcanics and cool Coombsville climate yield a Chardonnay of power and poise—ripe, complex, and juicy yet balanced with a chalky, mineral backbone and pitch-perfect integration of 50% new French oak.
Trust me on this one, folks. This is the sexiest Chardonnay I’ve bottled to date—broadly appealing yet stunningly refined. Absolutely GORGEOUS.
At just $149/case DELIVERED, it’s a deal you’ll want to lock in early.
Tasting Notes
Pale to medium gold in the glass. The nose bursts with ripe peach, apricot, and jasmine layered with fresh bread, baking spice, marzipan, and pineapple. With air, subtle tones of butterscotch and honeycomb emerge, adding luxurious complexity.
On the palate, she’s succulent, seamless, and incredibly textural, with fantastic viscosity and vibrant chalky acidity. Notes of lemon oil, beeswax, and mineral-laced peach ripple through a finish of endless length and palate-coating persistence.
It’s a sublime Chardonnay that blends California sunshine with Burgundian finesse—a must-have for lovers of richness and precision.
100% Chardonnay
100% Coombsville District, Napa Valley (Estate Grown & Produced)
14.4% alc. | pH 3.4 | TA 6 g/L | Malic 1.41 g/L | Lactic 0.28 g/L
~150 cases produced
🧠ChatGPT says
🔍 Source Guess: Rombauer Vineyards (Alt: Favia or Caldwell Vineyard)
🎯 Rationale
- Estate & Location: The mention of “estate-grown and produced” narrows this to established Coombsville estates. Rombauer farms Chardonnay in Coombsville with similar chemistry and oak treatment (50% new French oak, full barrel fermentation).
- Winemaking Style: “Succulent, juicy, and powerful yet elegant” mirrors Rombauer’s hallmark Chardonnay style—richly textured yet balanced.
- Price Tier: A “just south of triple digits” retail aligns with Rombauer’s proprietary vineyard-designate releases and Favia’s Coombsville whites.
- Technical Detail: The full chemistry data (TA, pH, malic, lactic) suggests a winery known for meticulous lab precision—Caldwell Vineyard also fits that mold, but Rombauer’s profile matches Cam’s exuberant language more closely.
While Cam’s NDA keeps the producer unnamed, the structure, oak regimen, and voluptuous-yet-mineral style strongly point toward Rombauer Vineyards, with Favia and Caldwell as secondary contenders.
⏳ Drink Window
Early Enjoyment:
The richness and full oak integration will start showing beautifully by early 2026, a few months post-bottling.
Peak Drinking:
2027–2031, when the creamy mid-palate and fruit purity reach harmony.
Hold Potential:
Will easily hold through 2034, evolving toward honeyed brioche and marzipan tones.
My Call:
⏳ Drink window (post-bottle shock): 2026–2034 (peak 2027–2031)