Groth Hillview Vineyard Chardonnay Napa Valley (75cl)

This is a single-vineyard Chardonnay made entirely from fruit grown on Groth's 44-acre Hillview Estate, south of Yountville in the cool Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley. The family bought the site in 1982 for Merlot and replanted it to Chardonnay in 1996. The vineyard is sustainably farmed. Most of the fruit is whole-cluster pressed, then fermented only in French oak barrels, 14% of them new. The wine rests eight months on its lees, which adds toast and creaminess while keeping the freshness of the cool site. It shows sweet peach, citrus and exotic tropical fruit over a mineral thread, with gentle toast and cream on the mid-palate and a lively finish.