2024 | Cliff Lede Vineyards Chardonnay | Napa Valley La Jota Vineyards Intense and fresh on the

Intense and fresh on the palate

it would also show pleasant evolution over the next five years

A nuanced and expressive wine that doesn’t stop evolving in the glass

Edelschoko im Abgang

balanced by some 230 grams of acidity and fortified to 16% alcohol

2024 | Cliff Lede Vineyards Chardonnay | Napa Valley La Jota Vineyards Intense and fresh on theFrom the 352 hectare High Fidelity Vineyard in Carneros, planted to Wente, Hyde, Robert Young, and Mt. Eden clones, this Chardonnay is fermented in 85% new French oak, entirely cold fermented, and aged on the lees with occasional btonnage. Its a nervy, lively, and fresh wine, showing ripe orchard fruit alongside citrus oil, lemon zest, and wildflower notes. Subtle, elegant toastreminiscent of French pastrymingles with oyster shell minerality, fuelling