Stags' Leap Winery Chardonnay 2021 (75cl, 13.9%)

A 2021 Chardonnay from Napa Valley, California, made from 100% Chardonnay. Fruit comes from cooler sites including Carneros and Oak Knoll, and the wine is fermented in neutral French oak, new French oak and stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation is avoided. The aroma brings lemon zest, tart white peach, crisp pear, orange blossom and flinty minerality, with a quiet thread of brioche toast. The palate is bright and citrus-driven, with Golden Delicious apple, Bartlett pear, honeysuckle and hazelnut. The finish is medium-long and mineral, with lingering lemon verbena and wet stone.