A much cooler vintage than the 2022, with nearly three weeks difference in pick dates, and it is quitea lovely wine showing such a puirty of wet slate minerality that lifts out of the glass nuanced by bright white flowers, limey brightness with lemony richness and long nuanced character of crushed almonds with more wildflower notes of jasmine and more wet rock minerality carrying the lengthy, slightly sipcy and clean finish. There's a coolness and complexity to this white that you can’t put the glass down. You want to keep smelling over and over, and before you know it, the bottle is gone and only the scent of orchard fruit, wildflowers, and wet slate lingers in your glass.
95 points, Jonathan Cristaldi, Decanter (Jul 2025)
Light gold-hued, the 2023 Chardonnay A26 offers rocking aromatics of bright citrus, lemon blossom, crushed stone, and white flowers. Barrel fermented and aged six months in 83% new and 17% once-used French oak, it's medium-bodied and has a vibrant, focused mouthfeel with nicely integrated acidity and a great finish. It's a gorgeous, classic, impeccably made Chardonnay that should drink well for a decade. Drink 2025-2035.
94 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Nov 2025)
The 2023 Chardonnay A26 is a serious, structured white. Lemon confit, chalk, mint, white pepper and dried herbs confer tons of savory nuance to this saline, imposing mountain wine. There's a ton of character here. This cold site yielded a wine of notable distinction. The airy style is quite appealing.
93 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Nov 2025)
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