2023 | Melville Estate Chardonnay | Santa Rita Hills Chehalem Mountains Lively citrus nose with complex

Lively citrus nose with complex characters of umami citrus and honey with a splendidly elegant finish

elegantly fleshy and incisive

the focused palate offers sour cherry

and regional expressions

2023 | Melville Estate Chardonnay | Santa Rita Hills Chehalem Mountains Lively citrus nose with complexThe 2023 Chardonnay Estate is exquisite. Floral and lifted, with striking precision, the Melville Chardonnay makes such a strong case for why Chardonnay is so ideally suited here. Lemon confit, jasmine and light tropical inflections are some of the notes that grace this sublimely elegant white. Bright acids pull it all together on the finish. I would give the 2023 six months to a year in bottle, as it is pretty tightly wound at this stage. 94 Pts