Cakebread Cellars - Chardonnay - Napa Valley - 2022

Name: Cakebread Cellars - Chardonnay - Napa Valley - 2022
Price: 54.99 USD
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$54.99

Cakebread is one of Napa's defining family wineries, and Chardonnay is the wine it built fifty years of reputation on. Fruit comes from the fog-cooled Carneros end of the valley, whole-cluster pressed and barrel fermented with a measured hand on the malolactic. The result is the rare Napa Chardonnay that satisfies both camps at the table: rich enough for the oak lovers, fresh enough for the skeptics. Richness with the brakes on.

Green apple, lemon and pear up front; ripe melon, lemon curd, crème brûlée and vanilla on a medium-bodied palate that stays fresh to the finish.

Classic matches for Chardonnay: Roast chicken, lobster or crab with butter, corn dishes, soft creamy cheeses.

Fruit comes from the fog-cooled Carneros end of the valley. It's whole-cluster pressed, barrel fermented, and aged eight months in 32% new French oak with a measured 13% malolactic, which is why it tastes rich without turning buttery.