2018 Napa Valley Chardonnay
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The 2018 Chardonnay is another well-made wine. Notes of buttered apple, orange blossom, honeysuckle, and a touch of minerality all emerge from the glass, and it's elegant, medium-bodied, and balanced. Drink bottles over the coming year or two.
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The 2018 Chardonnay rolls out of the glass with notions of baked apples, pear tart and almond croissant with hints of cedar and allspice. The medium to full-bodied palate has a seductively oily texture and tons of freshness offsetting the spicy apple and pear flavors, finishing with an oaky kick.
A full-bodied, creamy white, showing lots of ripe fruit on the nose with peach pie, baked apple and mango, followed by hazelnut and custard pastry on the palate. Crisp acidity. Drink or hold.