2010 Gravel Bench Chardonnay

As the name would suggest, although this site lies at a high elevation, its bench-like exposure allows a pronounced richness to develop in the grapes. Here on the gravel soils, aromas and flavors of baked apple, shortbread, warm spice and roasted almond open to a powerful, richly textured palate; all that generosity is held in check by the structural signature of the mountain—liquid minerality.