Ramey, Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay

Ramey, Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay(14. 5% alcohol; 30% new oak), Pale, bright yellow. Discreet scents of lemon, clove and minerals. Slightly richer in the mouth than the 2013 but also comes across as bone dry, with the lemon curd and mineral flavors displaying lovely precision and subtle oakiness. An impeccably balanced Chardonnay but today the wine's fruit is quite restrained. This youthfully imploded Chardonnay will need a few more years in bottle to approach its peak and should

29 ha parcel of 25+ year old vines)

Otherwise there is slightly better intensity to the noticeably finer medium weight flavors that possess fine delineation on the lingering and firm but not rustic finale

An ultra-spicy

This too is a competent effort

Mario Fontana blends grapes from Castiglione Falletto and La Morra

this lacks a bit of aromatic freshness on the red currant

I gave it a couple of extra days open to be sure just how lovely it was

white currants and peaches

with a core of steeped plum

with a delicacy to its fine integration and length

The pH is 3

underbrush and cool red berry scents to shine