Barnard Griffin Chardonnay (75cl, 13.4%)

A Columbia Valley Chardonnay from Barnard Griffin, sourced from four vineyard sites across the Columbia Valley and Yakima Valley AVAs. Part of the fruit is fermented in neutral oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel, with roughly 42% malolactic fermentation and nine months in barrel. The nose shows ripe pear, green apple, vanilla, wet stone minerality, honey and thyme. The palate brings lime zest, grapefruit, baked apple and orange rind, with ginger and light butterscotch from partial oak fermentation. The finish is medium, with a mineral edge, citrus peel and a faint spicy oak accent.