Luca Chardonnay G Lot
2022
Laura Catena, daughter of famous Argentine wine pioneer, Nicolas Catena, was born in Buenos Aires. At the age of 14, her family moved to Berkeley, California where her father had taken a teaching position in the Economics Department. Laura went on to attend Harvard University, where she graduated magna cum laude in biology, and then she returned to the west coast, to Stanford University, to pursue a medical degree graduating in 1992. Today, Laura Catena is a practicing emergency-room physician....
A very textured chardonnay here with a subtle creamy layer to the lemon zest and minerals, with just a hint of herbs. Chalky and fresh on the palate with really attractive green fruit.
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Creamy and flinty nose with lemon zest, pie crust, sour cream and a touch of meringue. Zesty and bright on the palate with a medium to full body and a zingy and lengthy finish. Limey and lightly creamy at the same time. Acid-driven but eclectic. Fruit from Gualtallary.
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G Lot was planted on sandy calcareous soils in 1992 in Gualtallary, at an altitude of almost 1,500 meters in the northern Uco Valley. Sixty-five percent of the total volume was aged in oak for 12 months. It's a chardonnay with herbal and floral aromas, subtle sweetness, and a light yet very tense body. The acidity is firm, but it’s balanced by those succulent ripe flavors.
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This well-structured Chardonnay has a balanced mix of fruit and baking spices that make it enjoyable from start to finish. The nose displays aromas of lime and honey. It has energy on the creamy palate, backing flavors of apricot and lemons along with vanilla and honey.
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