2023 Bee Block Chardonnay
From a block planted in 1981 to Clone 4 and the estate's biggest single block at three acres, 2023 Chardonnay Estate Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee Block is fruity and primary, with a creamy texture and delicate structure. Light to medium-bodied, it is approachable in its youth, offering layers of green apple, Meyer lemon, and integrated oak. Drink now through 2030.(4/25)
94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
The largest of Neely's single-block Chardonnay bottlings at just three acres, the 2023 Chardonnay Bee Block opens with a classic bouquet of honeyed orchard fruits, nougat and almond paste, followed by a beautiful, silken, spry palate. It concludes with a lovely, precise finish that balances creamy breadth with lifted salinity.
92 Points, Wine Advocate
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.
92 Points, James Suckling
Bee Block Chardonnay opens with a creamy quality: lemon curd, custard, orange creamsicle. But before these settle into heaviness, white flower and stone fruit emerge, and a saline palate finishes, polished and pretty.
Drink now or over the next 5 to 7 years.
12.1% abv
78 Cases Produced
