Gandona Chardonnay 2019 (750ml) Lanterna

Gandona Chardonnay 2019 (750ml) LanternaI BELIEVE A WINE SHOULD TELL THE STORY OF THE SOIL AND REPRESENT WHAT THE LAND HAS TO OFFER. Understanding the vineyard and its potential is a continually evolving process. With each year, I become more inspired by the ability of the land of Gandona. ~ Philippe Melka, Winemaker

This deeply violet wine offers intense aromatics of dark fruit and earth

and Viognier give this vintage a slight spicy

finishing spicy

”- Jeb Dunnuck (August 16th 2019)

lovely persistent minerality and savory toastiness

the Grand Vin is statuesque and towering in its beauty

this is a multi-dimensional wine that was extremely approachable and drinkable in both tastings I had of it

followed by 3 months in oak

a wide variety of meal choices

While the Grenache in the earliest vintages of Besoleil was sourced from various vineyards throughout the Columbia Valley

warm blackcurrants and kirsch plus wafts of chocolate mint and crushed rocks

A resulting exuberance is present in the finished wine