Top-shelf chardonnay from the West. Maybe it’s the vintage or the winemaking, but the ’23 offers a finer specimen of a Chardonnay than the previous release I tasted. Note to winemaker: keep it going! There’s a lemon theme happening here from the lemon bright hues through to the summery scents of lemon, grapefruit zest, white peach and nectarine. A seamless entry of fruit on the palate, full of character with a distinctive thread of nougat and almond and grilled nuts. Crisp, assertive, and featuring an undercurrent of light texture, it finishes with good length and balance. Can take some further time in bottle, too.
94 pts - Kim Brebach (BWU20)The wine was barrel-fermented in 500L French Oak puncheons, and stored on lees with occasional stirring. The fruits are nectarines and melons with a twist of grapefruit, backed by some nutty, toasty oak. Again there’s a touch of cream on the palate from the malolactic fermentation, a secondary fermentation that converts malic acid to the softer lactic acid. A chardy of finesse and complexity. There’s more in the tank as well.
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