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...notes of caramelized apples, white flowers, honeysuckle, and crushed rocks...medium-bodied Chardonnay with bright acidity, a focused, chiseled texture, terrific minerality, and just a kiss of background oak.
...a powerhouse on the nose, bursting with baked apples, salted almonds, beeswax, hay and loads of spicy accents...palate is both silky and pure, concentrated and refreshing, finishing very long with loads of lift and flavor.
Apricot, tangerine oil and light tropical overtones open up first... The layers start to fill out, and yet the 2018 never loses its sense of transparency and overall detail. A real sense of phenolic weight gives the wine its distinctive mountain feel.
...ripe, savory aroma, with flavors to match, as well as roasted peach and baked apple elements. Sage cream and buttery hints show on the finish.
Beautiful condition: combines the sophistication of great, refined Chardonnay – poise and punch – with Californian ripeness. Lengthy, ripe, powerful, exotic but not overblown. Absolutely stunning...