2023 Amphitheater Block Chardonnay
From a vineyard planted in 1981, the 2023 Chardonnay Estate Spring Ridge Vineyard Amphitheater Block is a relatively rich and layered wine, sultry in golden honeycomb and apricot. Full-bodied, its unctuous mouthfeel provides a generous mid-palate of toasted oak and baking spice that leads to a crisp, clean, and focused finish. Enjoy now through 2033.
94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
Lean yet with enough fruit to add flesh, with scrubby herbs and a phenolic presence that brings impressive structure. Full malolactic doesn’t dominate yet adds breadth to the citrus and persimmon flavors. Drink or hold.
93 Points, James Suckling
Amphitheater Chardonnay contains multitudes, with variations on citrus to begin: lemon meringue, sorbet, orange blossom. Floral qualities following that lead: jasmine and freesia. Juicy on the palate, but wonderfully chalky and slatey, without losing its irresistible fruit.
Drink now or over the next 5-7+ years
11.4% abv
139 Cases Produced
