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A 35-acre naturally farmed vineyard, boasting a unique terroir of white volcanic ash, nestled in a small valley at the base of the Stag’s Leap Range in Napa Valley. Ripe apples, nectarines dominate the nose, while fennel seed, praline and spice draw you into this medium-bodied, fresh Chardonnay.
Extreme drought preceding the 2020 harvest resulted in a very small vintage of excellent Georgia’s Paddock fruit, which was complemented with the addition of some purchased Heathcote “friends” grapes to produce this blend. Lifted aromas and flavours of complex, mixed ripe red and black berries with typical spiciness. If you can call a 15% alcohol…
Bonhomme’s Viré-Clessé Les Hauts des Ménards comes from an old parcel planted 85 years ago. The shallow clay-limestone of this fairly steep slope has a large proportion of red clay. Fermentation and maturation take place in oak casks over 24 months before bottling. The wine is naturally rich with a beautiful structure balanced by a…
Gouttes d’Or, ‘drops of gold’, is the most Northern of the main Meursault 1er Cru. Francois’ bottling combines Meursault’s richness with a taut structure and beautiful focus. Zesty, peachy fruit leads to a racy, salty finish. Quite steely on the finish, structured.
The fruit is from vines with an average age of 50 years on clays and limestone. The whole bunches are airbag-pressed before the musts undergo long fermentations with natural yeasts. This wine is made exclusively in stainless tanks for freshness. A delightful glass of pure Chardonnay flavour. It’s glossy and gently creamy, but has bright…
Lady Gaga and Dom Pérignon, two creators who believe in the power of absolute creative freedom, invite you to a fabulous, exuberant, exhilarating celebration – a joyful convergence that rewards the inspiration to create, to reinvent ourselves and write our own story. For 2010, declaring a vintage was a daunting challenge. A wager won thanks to inspiration…
A real elegance appears in this grand cru, with a typical spring blossom aromas and a delicate mineral finish. On the palate, it offers a silky mouthfeel supported by a lively, racy acidity. Blanchots is delicate, silky and shows its charm after five years in bottle and at peak after 10 to 12 years
Instead of the indigenous Carricante, which grows on the eastern side of the volcano, Passobianco is made of 100% Chardonnay. When Franchetti arrived on Mt. Etna, he planted 4 hectares of the grape on steep terraces between 850 and 1,000 meters in the contrada of Guardiola, in very loose, deep, powder-like lava that is high…
The 2020 season was the sort of growing season in lutruwita I remember as child (just without the Pandemic thing). It was warm and stable. The 2020 version of our Holyman Chardonnay is a powerful wine, but balanced by our natural acidity.” As usual, the 2020 Holyman Chardonnay was pressed straight into 100% new 500…
The William Fevre Chablis combines lovely fruitiness with an attractive freshness and characteristic minerality, Chablis is a wine region with global renown. Domaine William Fèvre’s vineyards sit on Kimmeridgian subsoil and enjoy ideal exposures for the production of a very fine wine. Fleshy and elegant bouquet revealing citrus, white fruits and flowers aromas. The mouth is…
Delicate blossom notes and a skein of sweet butter introduce this rich, lavishly textured Chardonnay. It’s ripe and voluminous, reflective of this intensely hot, dry vintage, but balanced smartly with a spine of acidity and lingering notes of steel and salt. Even in youth it’s drinking quite well but should improve through 2030 – Anna…
Chardonnay: The 2019 Chardonnay is defined by its finesse and purity and, at this point in time, suggests nothing of the warmer vintage. Aromatically it is a little closed at first but opens up and fully expresses itself with time in the glass. The nose shows some preserved lemon, pear, white peach, cashew nuts and…
