Vaughn Duffy Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2024 Old Rioja all carried on a frame

all carried on a frame that's still electric with acidity

finishing with saline

The Merlaut/Villars family has owned this Moulis estate for decades (today run by Celine Villars-Foubet)

" This is the flagship of their range (their entry-level bottling is Gricos)

By using the natural spring water from Rokugo Springs

Vaughn Duffy Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2024 Old Rioja all carried on a frameRussian River Valley Chardonnay has a house style people expect plenty of oak, plenty of weight, plenty of everything. This is a leaner read on the same address. Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn started Vaughn Duffy in 2009 making tiny lots of Sonoma wine, and this bottling leans on the cool fog that rolls up the river corridor most mornings, holding acidity in place while the fruit ripens slowly. What lands in the glass is medium bodied and clean, with