Hope Estate - Mountain Wash Chardonnay 2020 (750ml) Breathru

Hope Estate - Mountain Wash Chardonnay 2020 (750ml) BreathruThis is a complex, balanced, and fresh Chardonnay. The French oak fermentation has added complexity without dulling the wine, while the crisp citrus characters keeps the palate refreshed.

this is an impressively powerful second wine of Château Margaux

Martha's Porto farm is located in Peso da Régua

expressive Mataro of spice rubbed meat

with the wine aged in small barriques for nine months

showing lovely harmony

bramble berry preserves flavors with hints of chocolate and coffee from French barrel aging

game terrines

dark-berry

The old vines that make up this wine are located in areas with enviable conditions due to their picturesque surroundings

and strikes a balance between tension and gracefulness

Unlike the Champagne method (in which the base wine completes his first fermentation in tank and only the secondary fermentation takes place in the bottle adding sugar and yeast also known as liqueur de tirage

it’s my favorite of Rossignol’s two Pommard AOC bottlings