Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Chardonnay No. 3 2024 JULY42024 Aged around three years on

Aged around three years on the lees in the house's Ay cellars

the wine undergoes extended lees aging before disgorgement

four generations and counting

The white in Matthew Rorick's Queen of the Sierra trio

Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Chardonnay No. 3 2024 JULY42024 Aged around three years onThis is Ashes & Diamonds at their most adventurous, part of their zero zero range made with no additions whatsoever, including no added sulfur. The Chardonnay sees a touch of skin contact during fermentation, which lends it a deeper golden hue and a textural twist while keeping it firmly a white wine. Expect quince, sweet cider, crunchy citrus, and a wet stone mineral streak. It's a low intervention take that trades the usual buttery Napa Chardonnay