Sonoma County

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White

Retasted in late 2026, this is a whole new wine since I last tasted it, two years ago. Wildly aromatic, it is savage, with a reductive element that blows off with the first whiff, but builds in the glass with smoky, petrol and black liquorice notes, then takes off like a Vespa, with zippy, zesty brightness, matched by notes of honey and dried apricot. Sappy dry herbs and anise, rich with the wine's characteristic slickness, plus a kind of lemon oil, tangerine oil, even the weight of olive oil, but framed by expressive salinity and acid tension, and these intriguing notes of cumin and other Indian spices. Eight of the 11 estate clones made up this vintage blend.

Chardonnay

Garden Creek Vineyards, Estate Clonal Selection Chardonnay, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley, California, USA, 2012

Retasted in late 2026, this is a whole new wine since I last tasted it, two years ago. Wildly aromatic, it is savage, with a red

Garden Creek Vineyards, Estate Clonal Selection Chardonnay, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley, California, USA, 2012

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