2013 ETUDE “GRACE BENOIST RANCH” CHARDONNAY

With more than one hundred eighty 90+ point scores under their belt, Etude Winery has a solid reputation of excellence that spans more than 3 decades.  The winery was founded in 1982 by wine country icon Tony Soter, who later sold the winery in 2001.  35 years later, Etude remains a paragon of Napa Valley’s Carneros AVA, and their 2013 Grace Benoist Ranch Chardonnay reveals delicate layers of white peach, tangerine, wet stones and poached pear.   Sourced exclusively from the winery’s Estate Vineyards in Carneros, this gorgeous interpretation of Carneros Chardonnay is a great bottle of Chardonnay at the winery’s $32 per bottle retail price…  At $23/btl, you might need to go shopping for another wine fridge.

Tucked along the Northwest corner of Carneros, Etude’s Grace Benoist Ranch benefits from a strong maritime influence and rocky, volcanic soils, making it ideally suited for Chardonnay.  With remarkable weight, and buoyant energy the 2013 is brimming with beautifully focused layers of apple blossom, honeysuckle, white peach, orange marmalade and caramelized citrus.  Perfect for summer sipping, you won’t want to let this lovely Chardonnay slip by at $23/btl.

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