2019 DeLoach Green Valley Chardonnay Green Valley Russian River Valley 750 ml

It isn’t every day that a 12-time Wine & Spirits Top 100 Winery that Wine Spectator called “one of California’s best producers of Chardonnay”—and a Demeter-certified biodynamic estate that’s a sparkling jewel in the Boisset Collection—calls us up with a deal this juicy. It’s a lush, citrusy, mailing-list-only Chardonnay from Green Valley that’s so scarce, it’s not even on their web site—or anyone else’s!

Every last sip of this wine shows off DeLoach’s excellent vineyard sources, and how the Boissets—the world-class wine family also behind Burgundy’s Bouchard Âiné & Fils and Napa Valley’s Raymond Vineyards—have spared no expense in ensuring that DeLoach lives up to the high standards it’s been setting for nearly five decades. 

DeLoach was founded by Cecil De Loach, a Wine Access–favorite winemaker and one of the Russian River Valley’s true pioneers. When he sold the winery to the Boisset family, they hired California Chardonnay godfather David Ramey as a consulting winemaker, signaling their commitment to maintaining—and elevating—DeLoach’s already paramount quality. 

Today, DeLoach is helmed by fourth-generation winemaker Brian Maloney, who has crafted top-scoring, $100+ wines at the historic Buena Vista Winery (once helmed by the great André Tchelistcheff). At DeLoach, Maloney is backed by the Boissets’ uncompromising dedication to crafting excellent wines.

The results are spectacular. This is a bottle that brings the elite quality of the Russian River well within reach. You won’t regret having a case close at hand.