Bethel Heights 100-Pointer Chardonnay 6-pack

Bethel Heights 100-Pointer Chardonnay 6-pack

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Each 6-pack contains:

1 bottle High Wire Chardonnay 2023 100 points Decanter

2 bottles Casteel Chardonnay 2022 

3 bottles Estate Chardonnay 2023 

About 2023 Bethel Heights High Wire Chardonnay, from Decanter:

‘I’ve tasted nearly 4,000 wines in my three years at Decanter; this is my first 100-point wine’

Perfection. This is my first experience tasting this captivating Chardonnay from the Bethel Heights estate, which is sourced from some of the oldest vines on the property, a former walnut orchard. This wine is 100% own-rooted Wente clone Chardonnay, planted in 1977. The winemaking includes a year in 50% new French oak, with the full lees and only one stirring. Named for the old high-trellised ‘California sprawl’ used in the vineyard for these vines, The High Wire hits all the high notes in the 2023 bottling. Winemaker Ben Casteel has delivered a 2023 masterpiece for what is quickly becoming America’s greatest Chardonnay appellation, the Eola-Amity Hills. While these California heritage vines struggled to fully ripen in the early, cooler days of the Willamette Valley, this modern iteration is a classic—subtle and delicate aromas of citrus curd, acacia honey and crushed chalk offer tremendous elegance. The palate offers a swooning complexity, with depth reminiscent of lemon oil, beeswax, and rich, resonant white florals. This is a stroke of brilliance disguised as a Chardonnay, teeming over with complexity and nuance, as good as anything made anywhere in the world. Nothing is out of place; the finish lingers, seemingly forever, with a smooth feeling of crushed chalk and a richness of baked Meyer lemon.

 

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