Gemstone Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Facets 2023 Wine Bar | Beer but balanced by fresh acid

but balanced by fresh acid

a red-wine guy from Burgenland

Tanqueray No

gently orange-tinted white with stone-fruit aromatics

and here he skips the barrel entirely to let the fruit do the talking

Gemstone Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Facets 2023 Wine Bar | Beer but balanced by fresh acidFacets is Yountville's Gemstone Vineyard going outside the home estate, with Julien Fayard sourcing premier fruit from across Napa and Sonoma. For the Chardonnay, he turns to the Sonoma Coast, where cool Pacific air keeps acidity tight and lets the fruit stay nervy. The style is California generous but not flabby: subtle toasty oak frames orchard fruit, citrus, and a chalky finish. A confident, well made Chardonnay from a Bordeaux trained hand.