Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 070226ROBUST and that ripeness shows up

and that ripeness shows up here as plush dark fruit

native-yeast fermented

then ages the wine in large neutral barrels for around twelve months

A confident

The same long

Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 070226ROBUST and that ripeness shows upThe Hendry family has been farming this ranch in the Mayacamas foothills west of Napa since 1939, and for decades they simply sold their fruit to the valley's famous names, only starting their own label in 1992. They still farm like growers, which is why they bottle two very different Chardonnays from the same estate. This is the rich one: fermented and aged in French oak barrels, worked for texture rather than restraint. Expect a broad, creamy palate