Peay Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2002

Epiphany time. Once in a while you come across a wine that changes your perception or reminds you that there are other great wines besides Pinot Noir and Zinfandel. (Ok, Cab too. But that's not important right now.) Peay Chardonnay is one of those wines.

Produced by Andy Peay with Venessa Wong as winemaker, (I've been here before...) the Peay Chardonnay from the coastal hills of the Sonoma coast is lush, fragrant, delicious, and amazing. Beautifully light in color, with a full body and a nose of light crisp citrus and apples, without a noticible hint of charred oak, this wine hits the tongue like a delightful play of words touches the mind.

Subtle and robust at the same time. Evocative and demure. There are many facets to Vanessa and Andy's work.

The 2002 is of course unavailable anymore. But the 2004 appears to still be available from the web site for $45. More than the butter you may have been drinking, but this ain't your mother's chardonnay. Grow up and smell the fruit!

Well done guys!