Tasting note

This well-made, widely distributed wine will serve a range of purposes and palates. Spiky acidity meets a muddle of apple, caramel and baked overtones of pineapple seasoned in nutmeg. Medium-bodied and food-friendly, it offers a long finish. Score - 88. (Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast, June 1, 2016)

This dry straw yellow coloured wine features intense woody, empyreumatic, spicy and fruity scents and offers a full-bodied texture.

Bright lemon and apple aromas mingle with hints of toasty barrel complexity. On the palate are pear and pineapple with spice and refreshing acidity.

Bright lemon and apple aromas mingle with hints of toasty barrel complexity, and on the palate, pear and pineapple with spice and refreshing acidity will have you coming back for another glass. Enjoy this lively chardonnay now and over the next couple of weeks.

Barrel fermented about 60% of this wine, and aged that portion in barrel for 4 months, offering the wine a touch of brown spice and vanilla, while cold fermenting the remainder to maximize a fresh fruit-forward character. Bright lemon and apple aromas mingle with hints of toasty barrel complexity, and on the palate, pear and pineapple with spice and refreshing acidity will have you coming back for another glass. Enjoy this lively chardonnay now and over the next couple of years.

Featured in TASTE Magazine, Summer 2012 issue. This classic California Chardonnay has a fresh, fruitforward character with bright lemon and apple aromas that mingle with hints of toasty barrel. On the palate, pear and green apple flavours predominate with refreshing acidity to balance the wine. This white has been barrel fermented on the lees, offering a touch of brown spice and vanilla on the finish.