2021 Waveform Chardonnay
Willamette Valley AVA / 13.3% ABV
Lush, textured, elegant: this is what exceptional Chardonnay from Oregon tastes like.
It all starts with organic fruit lovingly farmed at high elevation from two of the Willamette Valley’s top viticultural areas: Eola-Amity Hills and Dundee Hills. We hand-harvest the berries at their peak, then put them through native yeast fermentation in large-format French oak. We then do a light first press of the wine into French oak barrels for over 10 months élevage on the lees with bâtonage.
Our 2021 Chardonnay has a pale golden hue in the glass. On the nose, you’ll detect delicate aromas of honeysuckle, lemon peel, and ripe pears. Take a sip and you’ll taste Asian pear, poached apple, and white peach with a hint of ocean salinity. The mineral-rich finish goes on for minutes, with trailing notes of citrus and cotton candy.
This wine is incredible on its own, no matter whether it’s a back-porch sipper or paired with your favorite seafood dishes like oysters with mignonette sauce, shrimp scampi, or roasted branzino.