Trathen Hall 2018 Arlyn Chardonnay (Oregon)

I just want to give this wine a quick kudos rather than a detailed TN. I picked this up on BDXII on trusted recommendation and find it a very solid call. Stylistically, while it does not have the flinty/mineral reductive notes often found in a Walter Scott or Goodfellow Chard, it shares the purity of fruit and precise acidity that we all love (well, most of us). Violin fans, or even Brickhouse fans take note: it is one to try. I’m looking forward to his 2019 offering.