TASTING NOTES:
There's a salty, gravelly stone character to this medium-bodied wine that largely defines it, marking the grapes original home in the vineyard's Sand Hill block, planted entirely to one Dijon clone. Caramel apple meets a complement of crisper green apple, finding balance and grace in the glass.
-Wine Enthusiast, 92pts
The 2015 Chardonnay Durell Vineyard went through 100% malolactic and was barrel-fermented in French oak, 42% of which was new. It offers notes of pineapple, passionfruit, ripe peaches and brioche with hints of marzipan and ginger. Medium to full-bodied, there is a pleasant savory character in the mouth with just enough freshness and a hint of smokiness on the finish.
-Lisa Perrotti-Brown of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90pts
WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
Brilliant golden color in the glass. Aromas of butterscotch, honeysuckle, caramel
apple and Meyer lemon. Complex flavors of apple, pineapple, apricot, fig and crème brulée. A weighty texture that fills the mouth. Leaving you with a very long finish and a hint of smokey minerality.
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