Oak Farm Chardonnay 2023 750ml

$25.00

Oak Farm Vineyards is a Lodi estate winery farming under the Lodi Rules sustainability certification, and this 2023 Chardonnay is estate fruit from the Mokelumne River sub-AVA. The winemaking is smart: whole-cluster pressed, split between barrel and tank, only 18% new oak, full malolactic, ten months of aging. You get creamy texture without the butter bomb. Wine Enthusiast gave it 90 points and a Best Buy. At this price it embarrasses a lot of coastal Chardonnay.

Lemon in color. Ripe pear, butterscotch and herbal notes on the nose, then lemon, vanilla and oak with a full, creamy mid-palate, balanced acidity, a chalky texture and a long lemon-curd finish.

Crab cakes, roast chicken, corn chowder, or fettuccine alfredo on a cool night.

Fruit was picked in the early morning from the estate's Elk Vineyards block in the Mokelumne River sub-AVA and whole-cluster pressed on arrival. Part aged in oak barrels for structure, the rest stayed in tank for freshness.