Wind Gap Yuen Chardonnay 2008

Wind Gap Wines is Pax and Pam Mahle's small winery located in Forestville, west Sonoma County. The wines are made from grapes sourced from cool climate vineyards and range from esoteric bottlings of rare grape varieties like Trousseau Gris to very pure expressions of Chardonnay, Syrah and Pinot Noir.

"The 2008 Chardonnay Yuen from the James Berry and Brosseau vineyards is an exquisite, low alcohol (12.9%), low pH effort displaying terrific minerality along with chalky, full-bodied, citrus oil notes intermixed with white peach and nectarine characteristics. A wine of exceptional intensity, minerality, and richness, it was aged in new concrete eggs and saw no wood whatsoever. This beauty can be enjoyed over the next 4-5 years."

93 points Robert Parker