2023 | Arnot-Roberts Trout Gulch Chardonnay | California Familia Montana combine to create an unmistakable

combine to create an unmistakable wine

oolong tea and toasted cumin lingering on the long finish

The 2018 is a bit lighter than some recent years

ample tannins

I loved it all three times I tasted it

2023 | Arnot-Roberts Trout Gulch Chardonnay | California Familia Montana combine to create an unmistakableThe 2023 Chardonnay Trout Gulch Vineyard is quite an exotic wine. The long growing season yielded an unusually exuberant Chardonnay with notable oiliness but fewer of the intensely saline notes that are often such a signature here. Apricot, chamomile, dried flowers, slate and white pepper give the Trout Gulch its effusive, complex personality. 93 Pts Vinous