Chalk Hill Chardonnay 2024 Sonoma Coast (75cl, 14.5%)

This is a 2024 Chardonnay from Chalk Hill, made from fruit grown in the cool-climate Sonoma Coast appellation of California. It is a white wine of ripe fruit, lively acidity, subtle oak and mineral freshness, bottled at 14.5% in a 75cl bottle. The nose shows Fuji apple, lemon curd, honeydew melon, citrus, toasty oak and baking spice. On the palate come apple, pear, melon and lemon, with soft creaminess, flinty minerality, oak and a little nutmeg. The finish is bright and balanced, with lingering citrus, orchard fruit, spice and mineral freshness.