Reynolds Family · Carneros Chardonnay · 2024
2024 Reynolds Family Winery Chardonnay, Los Carneros
A place on the list
Single vineyard Chardonnay from Carneros. Fermented in stainless steel, concrete egg, and finished in barrel. Case 1 $30.00. 3 case winery mix and match $26.00.
Winery SRP $44 per bottle
One-case minimum unless a bulk break is shown at checkout. Partner price is the JS Selections offer, not a required resale price.
Why this bottle belongs on the list
Two selling points.
Then the market.
Single vineyard. Three vessels.
Jennifer Scott's line, kept: single vineyard Chardonnay from Carneros, fermented in stainless steel, concrete egg, and finished in barrel. Malolactic omitted so the wine stays focused. The egg gives cream; ML does not.
Corotto fruit. Case 1 $30.
Carneros is the coolest, windiest, foggiest Napa sub-appellation. Whole-berry pressed, 24-hour cold soak, lees stirred one month. 50 / 30 / 20 steel, egg, barrel. 14.2% alcohol.
The buyer's perspective
What the guest
hears first.
Staff line: Reynolds Family, steel, egg, barrel. Case 1 $30. Mix and match three Reynolds cases at $26. Pour it with halibut or roast chicken.
Winemakers' corner
Father and son · Silverado Trail since 1999
Steve
and Cameron Reynolds
Steve Reynolds sold a dental practice in Stockton in 1994. In 1995 he and Suzie bought a rundown chicken farm just south of Stags Leap — boarded-up house, a few goats, 14.5 acres in the shadow of Atlas Peak. The estate vineyard was planted in 1995. He opened a Napa dental chair to pay for it, and in 1998 sold that practice too. Cameron was born that year. They went all in on the wine thing.
The estate sits at 3266 Silverado Trail, just south of Stags Leap, with cool breezes from San Pablo Bay. Nine of the 14.5 acres are Cabernet — clones 337, 4, and Weimar. They drop close to half the fruit. Steve and Cameron make the wines together.
Cameron graduated Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2020 with Wine and Viticulture and came home as national sales. Mustard still blooms on the property — and on the Reserve label, a real pressed flower, not a sticker. 3 case winery mix and match applies across Reynolds Family Winery only.
Corotto Vineyard
Carneros.
Fog.
No ML.
The Corotto Vineyard, where Reynolds sources Pinot and Chardonnay, has a reputation for some of the best cool-climate fruit Carneros offers. Afternoon fog, moderate sugars, crisp acidity.
This Chardonnay is 50/30/20 steel, egg, and barrel, malolactic omitted, lees stirred one month. Green apple, Asian pear, citrus, lemon curd, toasted meringue, vanilla. Vibrant acidity, creamy mid-palate from the egg.
Case 1 $30.00. 3 case winery mix and match $26.00. Mix and match counts only within Reynolds Family Winery.
2024 in the glass
Apple, pear, lemon curd, a clean line.
Single vineyard Carneros Chardonnay: stainless steel, concrete egg, finished in barrel. Green apple, Asian pear, citrus, lemon curd, toasted meringue, vanilla. Vibrant acidity, creamy mid-palate from the egg, not from full ML. 14.2%.
Menu and service
Built for a serious table.
- Pan-roasted halibut
- Roast chicken
- Seared scallops
Serve in a proper stem. Taste on opening and give the wine air if the structure asks for it.
Staff pairing clip
The Best Chicken Sandwich Ever
The tableside introduction
“Reynolds Family single-vineyard Carneros Chardonnay. Steel, egg, barrel. Case 1 $30. Mix three Reynolds cases at $26. Pour it with halibut.”
Order the case
Case 1 $30.00.
3 case winery mix and match $26.00.
Mix and match counts only within Reynolds Family Winery.
One-case minimum unless a bulk break is shown at checkout. Partner price is the JS Selections offer, not a required resale price.
