Willamette Valley

Medium

Cork

White

Tasted in January of 2026, this 11-year-old Chardonnay from what was a hot vintage in the Willamette shows elegance and persistence, with plenty of ripeness. This single vineyard bottling comes from the third vineyard planted in the Willamette Valley, in 1969 by Dick Erath, who planted the first Chardonnay vines there in 1974. The aromas show depth with beeswax, toasted hazelnut and rich tones of ripe peach. The palate offers lush fruit, ripe nectarines, preserved lemon and pie crust. There’s a brilliant lift; this wine is more than hanging on, it’s singing.

Chardonnay

Matzinger Davies, Chehalem Mountain Vineyard Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains, Oregon, USA, 2015

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Tasted in January of 2026, this 11-year-old Chardonnay from what was a hot vintage in the Willamette shows elegance and persiste

Matzinger Davies, Chardonnay, Chehalem Mountain Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA 2015

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