Hendry Unoaked Napa Valley Chardonnay 2024 042726OFFER lush finish

lush finish

In the springtime

aged the mandatory five years before release

slight vanilla

without any exogenous addition

Hendry Unoaked Napa Valley Chardonnay 2024 042726OFFER lush finishThe Hendry family has farmed the same ranch at the foot of Mt. Veeder since 1939, and this is the bottling where they get out of the way. No barrel, no oak, no makeup: the Chardonnay goes into stainless steel and stays there, so what you taste is the fruit and the cool marine air that funnels into the southern end of the valley. The vines are older, low yielding Dijon plantings from the mid 1990s, which is where the concentration comes from. It's a