Chardonnay, "Kith & Kin Cellars" Round Pond Estate, Napa Valley, CA, 2023

The 2023 Kith & Kin Chardonnay from Round Pond Estate is praised as a fresh, vibrant, and fruit-forward Californian Chardonnay, highlighting ripe peach, golden apple, and tropical notes (mango/pineapple) with hints of orange blossom, supported by bright acidity, subtle oak, and minerality, offering a clean, food-friendly style rather than heavy creaminess, with scores from critics like Michael Franz (93 pts) and MaryAnn Worobiec (90 pts)