2022 | Chateau Montelena Chardonnay | Napa Valley Italy The variety has some rustic

The variety has some rustic tannins that need some food

and it presents in a more piercing and saline manner than in Larmandier's Brut wines

ripe pineapple

lively bubbles

bone dry and stuffed full of waxy citrus

2022 | Chateau Montelena Chardonnay | Napa Valley Italy The variety has some rusticTheres tremendous purity on the nose of this wine. At the same time, its also quite intense. Peach, apricot and kiwi drive an abundance of ripeness, which cascades into fresh cut flowers, orange blossom and cantaloupe. The citrus really comes to life here as mandarin, Meyer lemon and finally lemon verbena. While green apple, which is typically quite pronounced in Montelena wines, is somewhat overshadowed by the opulence of other flavors, expect it to