Chardonnay DuMol Estate Vineyard

This wine is a “Haute Densité” wine. The vines are rooted in sandy soil on a hilltop ridge, under which there is a clay vein that stores the winter rains and releases them in summer, when the vines need the precious water most. This allows the plant and its fruit to flourish and ripen.  Incidentally, this is why the vines are so close together, unlike in Europe; here the aim is to protect the soil from sunlight as much as possible, thus preventing it from drying out quickly. Not a bad idea, I have to say.

The wine that grows here has nothing to do with its fruity, superficial and one-dimensional fellow countrymen. The berries are small, but their skins are thick, giving the wine an indescribable texture – you have to try it.

The wine's bouquet is complex, ranging from citrus peel aromas to sage and caraway, to the scent of a summer thunderstorm and a hint of mint. Crazy, right? The palate is to die for! Powerful, of course, but only until the wine unleashes its energy and it rises up on tiptoe and dances across the palate like a prima ballerina. The finish of this white is breathtaking. Hats off!