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Today’s wine:
Lighthall Vineyards
2019 Chardonnay
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THE WRITTEN REVIEW …
Lighthall pulled way back on oak usage for the 2019. 60% of the wine sees steel, while the other 40% sees the inside of 500L barrels; that helps elevate the crisp, clean and freshness factor in this wine. There’s still a vanilla – butteriness, but it’s backed by peach, apricot and nectarine notes and loaded with acidity to help balance out the fruit … In a nutshell: the fruit shines, the acidity balances and the oak provides backdrops… Nice balancing act here. (****+)