All the grapes were sourced from the Hillview Vineyard which was acquired in 1982. This 44-acre Vineyard was acquired for its Merlot but almost half was replanted with Clone 4 (Wente) and Clone 76 (Dijon) after realizing its potential for world-class Chardonnay.
Ted Henry, their winemaker, came on board in 2021 as Director of Winegrowing, after cutting his teeth at Clos du Val for 5 years, and Jarvis Estate.
An immediate richness is present as the wine is poured into the glass with baked apple pie, vanilla, and pear, with traces of butterscotch and ginger escaping from the glass.
The palate is smooth, rich, and creamy, coating your mouth. This is beautifully balanced with impressive acidity, all wrapped in elegant complexity and appeal. Intertwined layers of ripe Fuji apples, pears, peaches, papaya, orange peel, lemon plum, and an interesting sesame seed/caramel thing going on—reminiscent of a sesame candy bar I used to eat, growing up in Australia.
Ginger, lemon curd, and spices round things out, delivered on a long finish.
If you like your Chardonnay big, bold, and opulent without the overly oaky buttery notes, then this is right up your alley. It has great balance on display, walking somewhere between bold and elegant. The 14.9% alcohol is not at all evident.
Cellar out to 2030 with confidence.
Any seafood, shellfish, chicken, or pork will pair well with this wine.
Vine to Table 
Sounds like my kind of Chardonnay
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