Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Chardonnay No. 3 2024 JULY42024 early-drinking side of the Marechale

early-drinking side of the Marechale

The 2000 vintage was hailed from the start as one of the great modern Bordeaux years

The white in Matthew Rorick's Queen of the Sierra trio

45% PETIT MESLIER

on a parcel that sits just outside the Morey-Saint-Denis boundary

Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Chardonnay No. 3 2024 JULY42024 early-drinking side of the MarechaleThis is Ashes & Diamonds at their most adventurous, part of their zero zero range made with no additions whatsoever, including no added sulfur. The Chardonnay sees a touch of skin contact during fermentation, which lends it a deeper golden hue and a textural twist while keeping it firmly a white wine. Expect quince, sweet cider, crunchy citrus, and a wet stone mineral streak. It's a low intervention take that trades the usual buttery Napa Chardonnay