2023 Nid Tisse Bacigalupi Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 375 with savory layers of slate

with savory layers of slate and cedar joining in the background

The extraordinary interplay between fruit and oak creates a richly textured mid-palate that is seamlessly balanced on solid acidity and minerality

It was bottled in July 2023

3% Petit Verdot

This is a more mature wine that shows a lovely complexity on the nose

2023 Nid Tisse Bacigalupi Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 375 with savory layers of slateMinerals and subtle fruit elements combine on a finely detailed texture in this distinctive and age worthy wine made by Marie Laure Ammons. Enticing flint, lemon zest and wet stone aromas are followed by layered, elegant and complex flavors of lanolin, crisp apples, butter. chalk and lemon curd on a medium body, braced by vivid acidity. Aged in neutral barrels and a clay egg. Drinkable now, but best from 2028. 98 POINTS JAMES SUCKLING