2015 Ladd Cellars Chardonnay- USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (12/21/2020)
I had planned on letting this age, but the bottle kept staring at me. Then it started taunting me. Finally I had to show it who was the boss. Umm…it was the wine. Brilliant freshness, cut, clarity and depth, with a dash of finishing spice. I need to put a bottle of this in a flight with the Massican Hyde Chardonnay. I think there is an affinity. Lovely stuff.
Thanks for the great note/comments David and everyone.
As David mentioned (in a separate context), this has aspects, esp savory/saline ones, that don’t show up right away…so giving it some air (some form of a half double decant is a benefit.
Other news: I only made Chardonnay this year, like many others because of the smoke. I’m thankful/thrilled that the Chardonnay isn’t tainted, and from a recent initial taste it appears to be excellent (and has brix/pH/ta stats that are typical for my chard). Woo Hoo.