Skyfall Chardonnay 2017 (750ml) Rhone Valley

Skyfall Chardonnay 2017 (750ml) Rhone ValleyDavid Minick was the force and the face behind Willow Crest Winery in the Yakima Valley before joining Precept Wine, and his reign as director of vineyards included Skyfall Vineyard a planting near Red Mountain that Precept acquired in 2013. Soon after, Precept entered a partnership with Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, who made Minick the face of the brand. Their Chardonnay goes beyond its namesake vineyard and is presented in a food friendly style

followed by a palate of supple

The careful selection of grapes allows us to obtain fine and lingering bubbles

generating beneficial looser clusters

Perfect balance and acidity with elegance that belies the complexity and keeps it from feeling too sweet

The chrysanthemum (kiku) was brought to Japan from China during the Nara period

Wine Spectator: 95 Points

They acquired this estate in 1991 and have worked tirelessly in improving the quality of the wine

There is a hint of chalk dust and beeswax that give an added dimension

A lovely Pouilly-Fumé with more character and charm than most

inhospitable soils that while not great for growing most types of agriculture

we decided to classify under the broader Coastal Region

in a tiny cluster of quantum power