2017 The Hess Collection 'The Lioness' Chardonnay, Napa Valley, USA (750ml) Knock on Wood The finish is bold yet

The finish is bold yet graceful

the 2022 Chardonnay Seven Springs is light on its feet

and here we are smoking impossibly fresh Djarums and unpacking treasures from home: chocolate covered cherries

I’ve often called Valdespino “the Romanee-Conti of Jerez

2017 The Hess Collection 'The Lioness' Chardonnay, Napa Valley, USA (750ml) Knock on Wood The finish is bold yetTASTING NOTES: "The Lioness represents Hess's biggest, boldest style of Chardonnay. The 2017 Chardonnay The Lioness was aged 18 months in 50% new French oak with lees stirring and was bottled unfiltered. Fruit comes from the Hess Estate in south Napa. It gives up gregarious scents of mangoes, pineapple tart, peach cobbler and acacia honey with nuances of lime blossoms, spice cake and toasted almonds. Big, concentrated and sporting tons of exotic fruit