$45/bottle under the original label
Lot 207 is sourced from the same winery as N.128, which is also the same producer as N.77 2018 Willamette Valley Chardonnay.
This release comes from a producer in Willamette Valley's renowned Yamhill-Carlton district. With consistent 91-92 pt. scores for the last two vintages running from Robert Parker, Antonio Galloni/Vinous.com and the Wine Spectator, this mid-$40's-retail Chardonnay is an incredible offer at $17/bottle. The same wine the winery bottles, its absolutely freaking gorgeous stuff. Whether your thing is Sauvignon Blanc or buttery Chardonnay, the beautiful texture and seamless perfection here will have broad appeal (just don't drink it ice cold - 55-60 degrees is perfect).
Honeysuckle and hazelnut are perfectly-pitched against lemon curd, spicy apple pie, and honey-poached Bosch pear in a beautifully delineated and precise bouquet with a nice white pepper perfume. Smooth and seamless on entry with vibrant, juicy citrus and orchard fruit perfectly rendered over lip-smacking mineral and wet river rock. Beautifully-textured, this wine glides across your palate dripping precisely-attenuated fruit into a river of mineral meringue, a wisp of vanilla, and further white pepper. Long, pure, and chock-full of equal parts creamy, blossomy succulence with nervy tension, this classic Burgundian-style Chardonnay will absolutely knock your socks off.
100% barrel-fermented, 21% new French oak
100% Chardonnay
13.4% alc.
