Sequoia Grove - Napa Valley Chardonnay 2022 (750ml)
Price: $37.99
| Producer | Sequoia Grove |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Napa Valley |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 61824 |
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Medium-bodied and focused with flavors of tangerine and pear, wet stone, lemon oil and a long, refreshing finish of mineral and bright acidity.
Sequoia Grove Description
Sequoia Grove Napa Valley Chardonnay is hand-harvested in the cool morning hours. Upon arrival at the winery, the Chardonnay is whole-cluster pressed to tank and racked with all lees to barrel to begin native fermentation. The wine finishes primary fermentation in 100% French oak barrels, with one third in new French oak. The Chardonnay is then aged for 10 months on the lees where it undergoes bâtonnage (lees stirring) every two weeks until malolactic finishes completing the full natural process of the wine.
Nearly half of this Napa Valley Chardonnay is sourced from Haire Vineyard in Carneros. Haire has 30-year-old Wente and Robert Young clones planted specifically for Sequoia Grove. The other half is Dijon clones 95 and 96 from Cunat vineyard in Oak Knoll District. The combination of these clones and vineyard sources creates complexity in the finished wine.
Daniel Hernandez-Brun for K&D: 93 Points
The Sequoia Grove Napa Valley Chardonnay is excellent in 2021. It is a pale gold in color, with a bouquet that leaps from the glass. Notes of hazelnut, vanilla, coconut, and honeycrisp apple intermingle with hints of pear, orange zest, and stone fruit. The medium to full-bodied palate is bright and zesty, with creamy white fruit notes and toasty oak that persist into the dry finish.
Wine Enthusiast: 92 Points
This warm, broad and easygoing wine pillows subtle poached pears, butter and oak-spice flavors on a soft texture and full body. The wine is very smooth, almost sweet, and delicious.
James Suckling: 91 Points
All barrel fermented in about one third new oak, the wine stays in wood on the lees for 12 months. Made from the 35-year-old Haire vineyard in Carneros and the Cunat vineyard in Oak Knoll, the wine is silky smooth, medium-bodied, yet fresh and vibrant. Crisp green apples, white peaches and subtle oak spices on a balanced, lively frame. Drink or hold.
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