Light yellow color. A brisk and salty appeal on the nose, with limes, green pears, with honeysuckle, almond skin, and a lot of white and yellow flowers. Racy acidity frames the palate well, keeping and airy and lively feel, but there’s beautifully deep texture, and refined balance. Juicy yellow pears and apples, drizzled with limes, mixed with hints of basil, peanut shell, chalk dusty, saline. There’s so much clarity and focus in here, and it will age wonderfully. A great example of Durrell Chardonnay. Fermented and aged in concrete eggs, stainless steel and oak.
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Premiere Napa Valley; 2/22/2023-3/25/2023 (Napa, California): I typically prefer the Gap's Crown Chardonnay, however this year I feel the Durell is my favourite from the Three Sticks line up. This had Asian pear, brioche and yellow apple. The palate was slightly rich with a round mouth feel, yet this had a great chalkiness to the palate which kept everything in check.
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9/3/2023 - Rond Likes this wine: 94 Points
Crisp with notes of pink grapefruit. Very nice.
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8/6/2023 - Rond Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light straw in color. A light, crisp style with refreshing acidity. Notes of apricot and pink grapefruit.
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3/25/2023 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 93 Points
Light yellow color. A brisk and salty appeal on the nose, with limes, green pears, with honeysuckle, almond skin, and a lot of white and yellow flowers. Racy acidity frames the palate well, keeping and airy and lively feel, but there’s beautifully deep texture, and refined balance. Juicy yellow pears and apples, drizzled with limes, mixed with hints of basil, peanut shell, chalk dusty, saline. There’s so much clarity and focus in here, and it will age wonderfully. A great example of Durrell Chardonnay. Fermented and aged in concrete eggs, stainless steel and oak.
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2/22/2023 - Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 94 Points
Premiere Napa Valley; 2/22/2023-3/25/2023 (Napa, California): I typically prefer the Gap's Crown Chardonnay, however this year I feel the Durell is my favourite from the Three Sticks line up. This had Asian pear, brioche and yellow apple. The palate was slightly rich with a round mouth feel, yet this had a great chalkiness to the palate which kept everything in check.
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