2024 | Cliff Lede Vineyards Chardonnay | Napa Valley La Jota Vineyards Cucumber and freshly cubed mango

Cucumber and freshly cubed mango

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

it would also show pleasant evolution over the next five years

with the austere profile of the other whites here

with hints of caramelized hazelnuts and almonds teasingly in the background

2024 | Cliff Lede Vineyards Chardonnay | Napa Valley La Jota Vineyards Cucumber and freshly cubed mangoFrom 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