2023 Lemelson Vineyards Chardonnay

The 2023 Chardonnay is produced from estate fruit grown in the Yamhill-Carlton and Chehalem Mountains AVA. With an abundance of bright fruit aromatics, this wine was fermented in French Oak to build richness. The nose comes alive displaying green apple, caramel, lemon and vanilla with playful accents of mandarin orange and toasted marshmallow. Texturally this wine is suprisingly rich and balanced with excellent acidity making this a versatile food wine. 

Reviews from Acclaimed Wine Critics 

92 Points – Paul Gregutt
“This young wine is tight, spicy and focused, with deep pineapple fruit flavors and a penetrating streak of wintergreen. After extended aeration the wine starts to breathe open and shows some pleasing toasty highlights from barrel fermentation. Principally sourced from the Johnson vineyard in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, with 20% from Chestnut Hill in the Chehalem Mountains AVA.”

92 Points – International Wine Report
“The 2023 Lemelson Vineyards Chardonnay from the Willamette Valley spent 14 months in French oak, with 20% being new barrels. It opens with savory aromatics of crushed lemongrass, chalk dust, and chamomile tea. On the palate, white peach and underripe pear unfold over a stony backbone, carrying both brightness and texture. The finish is clean and lifted, lingering with zesty lemon peel and a faint herbal nuance.”

90 Points – Eric Guido, Vinous
“The 2023 Chardonnay Willamette Valley wafts up with savory notes of shaved ginger, flint stone and dried flowers.  The palate is more fruit-centric, casting ripe apples and pears across a tactile mineral core.  Medium in length yet wickedly fresh, it tapers off perfumed with citrusy concentration.”