Ridge Estate Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains 2023 Château Léoville-Las Cases exuding zesty acidity and polished

exuding zesty acidity and polished mousse

There is a salty minerality throughout and the finish lingers for 30 seconds plus

One of the better wines (and also reasonably priced) to emerge from this property over recent years

2017 was a tough vintage in Rioja

a makeover that also comes with a refreshed style where black and forest fruits shine in the glasses together with an accolade of oak well integrated into the wine

Ridge Estate Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains 2023 Château Léoville-Las Cases exuding zesty acidity and polishedThe 2023 Chardonnay Estate is a unicorn wine, with the acids naturally occurring with ease in this cool, long, extended growing season that the wine world is rightfully excited about, producing wines of tremendous elegance and balance, sourced entirely from Monte Bello Estate. The minerality is off the charts, exuberantly defining the wine after a barrel fermentation of nine months on the lees in 85% American and 15% French oak, 15% of it new.