There’s a reason Rochioli carries so much weight with Chardonnay drinkers, and the 98-point 2024 gets right to the heart of it. The family has spent decades breaking its Russian River estate into distinct blocks, learning how clone, soil, exposure, and microclimate change the wine from one section to the next. The Estate Chardonnay is where all of that accumulated knowledge comes back together. Selected lots from across the property are blended to capture Rochioli as a whole rather than the character of any one block. The single-vineyard wines zoom in; the Estate Chardonnay pulls the lens back. It’s a broader view of one of the Russian River Valley’s defining Chardonnay properties, assembled by the people who know it parcel by parcel.  That precision follows the fruit into the cellar, where Rochioli ferments each block separately and works with a deliberately light hand before the final blend is assembled. The winemaking serves the vineyard, not the other way around. At $65, this is a remarkably direct way into Rochioli Chardonnay, and a lot of estate pedigree for the money.