Littorai Chardonnay Mays Canyon, Sonoma Coast, USA

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點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：7223

The recently bottled 2021 Chardonnay Mays Canyon is streaked with matchstick to begin, but with time in the glass, it blossoms to warm lemon, beeswax, bread dough and almonds. The medium-bodied palate segues from shimmery saline to deeper notes of lemon drops and honey, carried along by a satiny texture, and it boasts a very long, expansive finish. 177 cases were made.

The 2019 Chardonnay Mays Canyon comes from vines planted in 1993 and farmed using organic and biodynamic methods. It offers pure scents of quince and golden apple, with tones of honeycomb, flint, roasted almonds, crème fra?che and lemon peel. The medium-bodied palate is satiny and seamlessly fresh, expanding across the palate with dynamic character, segueing from shimmery mineral to savory honey tones, and it finishes with fantastic persistence. 225 cases were made.

The 2018 Chardonnay Mays Canyon, from vines planted in 1982, opens with notes of toast, honeycomb, crushed hazelnuts and dried hay over a core of yellow apples and wafts of jasmine perfume. Light-bodied, it has a slowly opening perfume and linear, mineral character, with an uplifted, delicate, super fresh finish. Give it another couple years in bottle.

The 2017 Chardonnay Mays Canyon, mostly from unirrigated vines, has an open nose of warm hay, chamomile, candied lemon peel, honey toast, almond and baker’s yeast with rocky notes. Light to medium-bodied, it offers pure fruits and savory notions with juicy acidity and a long, honey-nut finish.