Stonestreet Bear Point Chardonnay, Alexander Valley, USA

石街熊點霞多麗干白葡萄酒

點擊次數：2584

The 2018 Chardonnay Bear Point Vineyard was aged for 10 months in French oak, 57% new. It rolls effortlessly out of the glass with bold notes of baked apples, fresh pear and apricots with toasty almonds, spice cake and marzipan in the background. Medium-bodied, the palate is refreshing with a silky texture and intense flavors, finishing spicy. 250 cases were made.

The 2017 Chardonnay Bear Point Vineyard gives up bolds peach cobbler, clotted cream and applesauce scents with nuances of toasted almonds and honeycomb. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a lovely satiny texture plus a touch of phenolic grip and is packed with stone fruit and honeyed flavors, finishing with a touch of spiciness to the finish. 304 cases produced.

The 2016 Chardonnay Bear Point Vineyard was fermented in barrel and aged 11 months in 43% new French oak. It gives lovely ripe peaches, green guava, honeydew melon and cashew scents with hints of marzipan and nutmeg. Medium to full-bodied, the palate features a lovely satiny texture and bags of melon and stone fruit flavors, finishing on a spicy note. 323 cases produced.

The 2014 Chardonnay Bear Point comes from a 1,000-foot elevation vineyard and its clonal origin is the Hyde-Wente selection. Loads of crisp pineapple notes intermixed with mango and tangerine oil jump from the glass of this full-bodied Chardonnay, which has terrific acidity and freshness. It should drink well for up to a decade.

The single-vineyard wines are more similar than dissimilar and all are outstanding efforts from Stonestreet. They all come from elevations ranging from a low of 1,000 feet at Bear Point Vineyard to 1,800-foot elevations, including at Upper Barn, Broken Road and Gravel Bench Vineyards. The 2013 Chardonnay Bear Point Vineyard (343 cases) offers good, ripe, poached pear, and white peach in a full-bodied, long, generously endowed, zesty, crisp and refreshing style.