The Chehalem Mountains Chardonnay opens with notes of citrus and stones, floral honey, mom’s lemon bars, mace, mandarin and a hint of flint. On the palate a subtle malty note lifts lemon into Anjou pear, white apple and saffron and moves through in detail to a spiced and saline finish. There is ample succulence and expanse here, but also lightness and tang with acidity keeping the freshness and focus. Quietly complex, citrus and sea.