Moone Tsai Paige Chardonnay 2019, 750ml

Country: USA

Grape Varietal: Chardonnay

Tasting Note:

Abundant early rainfall followed by a long, warm summer season set the stage for vibrant and expressive wines that benefited from long hang time…teasing out great color, structure, and soft tannins.

Golden, lemony in hue, this expressive chardonnay is true to its Russian River origins, offering a gorgeous nose redolent of gardenia petal, pear, teased by hints of banana bread.

At the point of attack, the wine delights, offering traces of kumquat, and candied ginger. Whole cluster-pressed, barrel-fermented and aged 17-months sur lie with 40% new French Oak, the mid-palate further reveals notes of sweet oak, grapefruit zest, and shaved almonds … highlighted against a relief marked by the wine’s superb balance, a pleasing weightiness and delicate acidity. As with previous vintages of this namesake chardonnay, the wine finishes with grace and aplomb, …with calls for “Encore!” in-store.