Winemaker Tasting Notes | A medium-straw colored wine with a vibrant visual presence and clarity. The aromatics are immediate, and densely packed. New, and elegant French oak staves arrive first, followed by a flintiness and a struck match aroma. Then fresh rain and salinity take over, surrounded by grapefruit zest and beeswax. On second pass there’s a candied apple sense to the wine, then beams of lanolin and coconut oil that inspire you to pause for a moment to categorize it all. Meadow raised honeycomb notes and dried mango now emerge as you raise the glass for one more aromatic exploration. It’s simply irresistible on the nose at this youthful age, so exotic and intoxicating. The front-end of this wine on the pallet is sturdy, as always, with taught beams of acidity. But there’s a density to it that finds a way to properly balance out the entire mouth-feel. This 2023 vintage is showing superb viscosity in its texture, as the minerality and citrus fruits press and pull your palate at every opportunity. Our third vintage of this phenomenal single vineyard bottling is showing a uniqueness that is sure to escalate for years to come.