Oh boy! Chardonnay lovers, it is time to Back Up The Truck! Lot 38 is a FABULOUS 2024 Coombsville District estate grown and produced Chardonnay directly out of the wineries blend for their upcoming bottling run. This legendary estate is nothing short of spectacular and this bottling normally commands equally spectacular prices just south of triple digits. Here the hillside volcanics and cool Coombsville climate result in a complex, ripe, powerful-yet-elegant Chardonnay with equal parts California "sunshine in a glass" and Burgundian styling. 100% barrel-fermented, succulent, juicy, and delicious yet exquisitely balanced with a chalky, minerally backbone and pitch-perfect 50% new French oak integration to sublime effect. Trust me on this one folks, this the sexiest Chardonnay to date and a broadly appealing yet stunning wine! Absolutely GORGEOUS. And that's about all I can say about that other than the following: it is an INCREDIBLE STEAL at $16/bottle! Run, don't walk, to the buyline! Pale, medium gold in the glass. The nose is effusive and complex with perfectly ripe peach and apricot notes layered with fresh bread aromas, jasmine perfume and baking spice with just a kiss of marzipan, pineapple and butterscotch as it opens, punching the umami button and leaving you salivating for the entry. As promised, she's succulent and seamless with fantastic viscosité and vibrant, chalky acidity dripping with peach-laden mineral notes, lemon oil, honeycomb, beeswax and near endless length and palate-coating persistence. A sublime wine with tremendous finesse, Lot 38 will appeal to abroad spectrum of Chardonnay lovers. Wine geeks may want to take note of the chemistry listed below. 100% Chardonnay100% Coombsville District, Napa Valley, estate grown and produced14.4% alc., 3.4pH, TA 6g/L, Malic 1.41 g/L, Lactic .28 g/L
