Violin Chardonnay Willamette Valley 2021 750ml

93 POINTS: VINOUS - The 2021 Chardonnay Willamette Valley opens in the glass with a pretty blend of crushed yellow apples, spring flowers and wet stone, complemented by hints of ground ginger. It soothes with its soft textures and ripe orchard fruits as a gentle tinge of savory spice adds contrast, all guided by a core of juicy acidity. This becomes saline, nearly salty and almost flinty in character, as a lemony concentration lingers, leaving the palate completely refreshed. Fantastic.

Candied citrus fruits, lemon curd, white flowers, all highly aromatic and perfumed.  Juicy attack with golden delicious apple, slate, and spiced orchard fruits against a bristling acid core.  Purity and focus across the palate, with gentle edges and feathery framework, lending the structure an airy grip and finishing with graceful and elegant weight.