The 2021 Chardonnay Estate is a bright straw yellow hue and was aged for 10 months in 30% new French oak. It’s expressive on opening, with notes of honeysuckle, melon, fresh pear, and candied citrus. Medium to full-bodied, it’s juicy on the palate, with a lovely, elegant feel and a kiss of sweet fruit through the finish. It’s going to show its best over the next 5-6 years.
92 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck (Jun 2024)
The nose is rich and powerful, with notes of preserved lemons, apricots, nectarines and flint. The palate is full-bodied and textured, with bright acidity and fresh notes of lemon curd, lime zest and biscuits. Made from multiple vineyards on this mountain estate with an average vine age of 25 years. Drink or hold.
92 points, James Suckling (Aug 2024)
The 2021 Estate Chardonnay skips out of the glass with out-going notes of apple butter, persimmons, and poached pears leading to wafts of beeswax and powdered nutmeg. The medium-bodied palate is creamy and refreshing, with bags of spicy orchard fruit flavors, finishing on a lingering honeyed note. 2,434 cases were made.
92 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent (Apr 2024)
Spice notes of nutmeg, cardamom and candied ginger give way to fresh and crisp lemon, apple and pomelo flavors, with accents of pear pastry and marmalade, plus a hint of wintergreen. Impressive for the complexity and harmony on the finish. Drink now. 2,434 cases made.
91 points, MaryAnn Worobiec, Wine Spectator (Mar 2025)
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