2021 Smith-Madrone Estate Chardonnay LOW ABV the property had been unattended

the property had been unattended for several generations and was completely overgrown with bramble when Chris Mazepink purchased the site in 2013

Eduard and Stephanie Tscheppe brought biodynamic farming to the small lakeside town of Oggau in 2007 when they restored an abandoned 17th century winery near Lake Neusiedlersee — a husband and wife team farming limestone and gravel soils with deep respect for the land

after a long day toiling in their vineyards or tending to their little ones demands

"The Grape Whisperer" — Mosel Riesling from terrifyingly steep slate vineyards

2021 Smith-Madrone Estate Chardonnay LOW ABV the property had been unattended983 cases made. The 2021 Smith Madrone Estate Chardonnay is barrel fermented and aged 10 months in 50% new French oak from the estate's coolest north facing slopes at elevation, delivering Meyer lemon, nectarine, wet stone, honeysuckle, and a cardamom spice note, with a rich, creamy texture cut by vibrant, lifting acidity and a finish that goes on and on. Grown on dry farmed volcanic Spring Mountain soils in one of California's finest vintages of the