Hendry Unoaked Napa Valley Chardonnay 2024
The Hendry family has farmed the same ranch at the foot of Mt. Veeder since 1939, and this is the bottling where they get out of the way. No barrel, no oak, no makeup: the Chardonnay goes into stainless steel and stays there, so what you taste is the fruit and the cool marine air that funnels into the southern end of the valley. The vines are older, low-yielding Dijon plantings from the mid-1990s, which is where the concentration comes from. It's a genuinely useful Napa white, built around apple and citrus rather than butter and vanilla. If your idea of California Chardonnay is a heavy, oaky thing you have to talk yourself into, this is the counterargument. Drink it cold and don't overthink it.
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Hendry Unoaked Napa Valley Chardonnay 2024
Hendry Unoaked Napa Valley Chardonnay 2024
The Hendry family has farmed the same ranch at the foot of Mt. Veeder since 1939, and this is the bottling where they get out of the way. No barrel, no oak, no makeup: the Chardonnay goes into stainless steel and stays there, so what you taste is the fruit and the cool marine air that funnels into the southern end of the valley. The vines are older, low-yielding Dijon plantings from the mid-1990s, which is where the concentration comes from. It's a genuinely useful Napa white, built around apple and citrus rather than butter and vanilla. If your idea of California Chardonnay is a heavy, oaky thing you have to talk yourself into, this is the counterargument. Drink it cold and don't overthink it.
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The Hendry family has farmed the same ranch at the foot of Mt. Veeder since 1939, and this is the bottling where they get out of the way. No barrel, no oak, no makeup: the Chardonnay goes into stainless steel and stays there, so what you taste is the fruit and the cool marine air that funnels into the southern end of the valley. The vines are older, low-yielding Dijon plantings from the mid-1990s, which is where the concentration comes from. It's a genuinely useful Napa white, built around apple and citrus rather than butter and vanilla. If your idea of California Chardonnay is a heavy, oaky thing you have to talk yourself into, this is the counterargument. Drink it cold and don't overthink it.
