Winemaker Notes
The beautifully bright gold appearance is alluring. Pineapple, pear, apricot, and lemon curd are blended with toast, white flowers, and honey on the nose. The medium-bodied palate is simultaneously rich and linear. Additional fruits joining the nose are green apple, kiwi, and lime. Accompanying the fruit are flinty notes of wet stone and chalk. All of this gives way to a medium plus mouthwatering finish of sweet and sour lemon-lime candy.
The acid in this wine makes it a natural pairing with seafood and would be exceptional with lobster and clarified butter.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Just northeast of Napa city, Atlas Peak boasts some of Napa Valley’s highest elevation vineyards. Here the intense sunlight coupled with cool, nighttime temperatures produce grapes that are perfectly ripe, balanced and concentrated. The appellation is rich in volcanic soils and excels in the production of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.