Tasting Notes

ABV:

13 %

Notes

With all the finesse and precision of a finely sharpened handmade knife, Alpine Chardonnay is all about elegance, poise and glistening, translucent fruit. The Alpine vineyard, perched on a steep ledge gazing out to the Pacific has very thin top soils directly over white chalky shale. It is a cool site, directly influenced by the Pacific, that has produced a wine of exceptional class and refinement in 2017, with sweet lemon, sea salt and lime leaf notes that meld seamlessly into lemongrass, lemon tart and a fine smooth stoniness. Seamlessly constructed, fresh and pure while also ripe and generous, with an invigorating spark of acidity on the finish; this looks set to grow with a year or two in bottle – there certainly seem to be hidden depths to this beautifully poised maritime influenced, Mountain Chardonnay.

Critics score

Score:

100

Source:

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Date:

10/2019

Notes

The 2017 Chardonnay Alpine Vineyard is all class. Brisk, salivating and delineated, with terrific cut, the Alpine shows just how pedigreed this site is for Chardonnay. Citrus, floral and mineral notes are all finely sculpted in a gorgeous, translucent Chardonnay that bristles with energy. Salivating acids punctuate the clean, bracing finish. In a nutshell, the 2017 Alpine Chardonnay is superb. Don’t miss it.

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