Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 051426OFFER olive brine

olive brine

Sur le Bois Sud is one of two Maranges plots Pierre and Jennifer Clair acquired in 2015 and converted to biodynamics right away

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Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 051426OFFER olive brineThe Hendry family has been farming this ranch in the Mayacamas foothills west of Napa since 1939, and for decades they simply sold their fruit to the valley's famous names, only starting their own label in 1992. They still farm like growers, which is why they bottle two very different Chardonnays from the same estate. This is the rich one: fermented and aged in French oak barrels, worked for texture rather than restraint. Expect a broad, creamy palate