2012 Eyrie Vineyards "Estate Grown" Dundee Hills Chardonnay

Sleek, silky and expressive, offering a layered mouthful of pear, floral, mineral and spice flavors on a lovely, open-textured finish. Has elegance and depth. Drink now through 2019. (Web-2014)

Please note that our inventory of Eyrie wines is always rather scarce, as they just don't make very much wine, but what they do make, well… this latest Chardonnay reflects what has been described by many as an epic vintage—the warmest summer in years, a long growing season allowing for perfectly balanced ripeness and acidity levels. But as with everything Eyrie, it's in the raw material—the Burgundian clonal varieties scrupulously hand-chosen by David Lett over forty years ago that sets this delicately straw-colored Chardonnay apart, imbuing it with refined elegance and lingering aromatic complexity. Liminal notes of poached pear, quince, lees, apple and spice play upon the palate in a stunning wine that will continue to evolve for at least a decade, probably two.