After searching unsuccessfully for honest, characterful wines at an accessible, value-driven price point, we FINALLY found this great find!

Rotation Chardonnay, Lodi, California

A classic, crowd-pleasing California Chardonnay with excellent weight and texture. It is complex and interesting enough to drink on its own, yet also pairs well with a variety of cuisines and dishes ranging from roasted chicken and seafood risotto to simple cheese board and crudité.

Vibrant tropical fruit aromas matched with green apples and pears. On the palate, bright acidity with herbal notes and a slight touch of vanilla and crème Brule. There is a slightly weighty-yet-refreshing mouthfeel with complexity here; attributes that define a classic California Chardonnay that belies and exceeds its modest price point.

What the Critics say: -

WINE ENTHUSIAST – BEST BUY
This well-balanced wine is medium-bodied, nicely driven by citrus and crisp apple flavors, and showing little oak influence. Smooth and a bit lively in texture, it tastes clean and fresh. Jim Gordon

About the winery:

Rotation produces terroir driven California wines from a 100 year-old family vineyard in Lodi.

The goal of Rotation is to produce honest, varietal, terroir inspired wines whose quality and integrity far exceed their value. We want these wines to over deliver and exceed most wines offered in this price point!

Wine Making:

Ideal growing conditions brought a mild spring and warm, mostly dry summer. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel to preserve acidity and freshness, while undergoing partial Malolactic fermentation combined with stirring of the lees to enhance richness and length of finish.
Then aged for several months in mostly stainless steel prior to bottling, resulting in a layered Chardonnay with a great balance of roundness and fruit.

Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard Region:Lodi, California, USA
Production Volume:8,000 cs
Vineyard Characteristics: Fine sandy soils interspersed with granitic-based minerals, as fed by alluvial waters from numerous rivers originating in the Sierra Nevada mountains to the east
Wine-Making: Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel with partial Malolactic fermentation and stirring of the lees4 months aging, mostly in stainless steel, with 10% aged in oak.Sterile filtration during bottling
Alcohol / Volume: 13.8%
pH: 3.6
Acidity: 5.4g/L
Residual Sugar:3.5g/L