Chehalem Inox Chardonnay Willamette
$26.31
”vintage notes 2014 was one of those rare vintages when everyone is excited-writers and winemakers love the quality grape growers had no handwringing to do and yields pleased bankers which also means customers will see reasonable prices. Wine quality is excellent based on full ripeness probably the cleanest fruit we’ve seen in decades and restrained extraction in fermentation to compensate for the warmest growing season on record. Despite the warmth of over 2800 degree days good cropload balance and harvest timing gave us reasonable alcohols averaging just under 14%. Whites are lush and gorgeously fruited. Pinot noir colors are appropriately rich but not deep wines not tannic or over-extracted and all’s right with the world. Winemakers notes the 2014 inox is a classic example of what a warmer vintage gives us with chardonnay a little more voluptuous than previous vintages a tiny bit of sweetness to show its ripeness and hints of the tropics on the nose and the palate! I
”vintage notes 2014 was one of those rare vintages when everyone is excited-writers and winemakers love the quality grape growers had no handwringing to do and yields pleased bankers which also means customers will see reasonable prices. Wine quality is excellent based on full ripeness probably the cleanest fruit we’ve seen in decades and restrained extraction in fermentation to compensate for the warmest growing season on record. Despite the warmth of over 2800 degree days good cropload balance and harvest timing gave us reasonable alcohols averaging just under 14%. Whites are lush and gorgeously fruited. Pinot noir colors are appropriately rich but not deep wines not tannic or over-extracted and all’s right with the world. Winemakers notes the 2014 inox is a classic example of what a warmer vintage gives us with chardonnay a little more voluptuous than previous vintages a tiny bit of sweetness to show its ripeness and hints of the tropics on the nose and the palate! I