June 2018
CATENA
Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones 2015
- 95 points -
From a sector of the Adrianna Vineyard planted in 1996 on the chalky soils of Gualtallary. Some 2,500 liters of this wine were made from the 2.5-hectare block, which has a layer of sand atop another of calcareous stone. Barrel-fermented and aged in oak for about a year, half of it under a veil of flor. There’s something saline here, of course, which could come from that process, but it also has the lush fruit that’s classic in this wine. Deliciously creamy with very deep peach flavors and a subtle herbal finish.
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