Acacia Chardonnay (75cl, 14.5%)

Acacia Chardonnay is a barrel-fermented Carneros California white wine, bottled at 14.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Acacia Vineyard was founded in 1979 in the Carneros region. The estate owns approximately 150 acres and sources over 80 percent of its fruit from its own plantings. The Chardonnay is approximately fifty percent barrel fermented in French oak with sur lie aging for about six months; roughly half undergoes malolactic fermentation. The nose shows white peach, ripe pear, Meyer lemon, citrus blossom and a subtle mineral quality. The palate offers pineapple, nectarine, pithy citrus, baked apple, green apple and hazelnut, with buttered toast and vanilla-tinged cream. The finish is medium in length, with a slightly toasty, creamy fade and lingering citrus and oak spice.