Arnot-Roberts Chardonnay Watson Ranch 2020
White
Napa Valley, United States
6.2
WineSaint
Muted nose gives way to a palate that feels pinched and angular. Watson Ranch's signature oyster shell minerality peeks through, but the wine lacks flesh and concentration. The 2020 fires clearly shortened hang time, leaving this feeling skeletal where it should sing.
oyster shellcitrus peelgreen applewet stone
Label
Arnot-Roberts
→Arnot-Roberts makes some of California's most restrained, site-specific wines, working with obscure varieties and old-vine material across a wide range of appellations well outside the Napa mainstream.