Markham Chardonnay Napa Valley 2021 (750ml) Sannio

Markham Chardonnay Napa Valley 2021 (750ml) SannioWinemaker Notes This wine highlights the extraordinary depth and variety of taste and terroir that Napa Valley has to offer. Bright and refreshing golden delicious apple character is layered with a creamy, vanilla oak finish.

followed by light touches of pepper and dark chocolate

but the stems are pretty much buried by the sheer intensity of the fruit

typical of carbonic maceration

this wine also succeeds from its sense of place: Oakville

pretty end of the spectrum

Area: San Marzano

The palate is just a hair off-dry

the best expression of ancestral Tempranillo in its northern limit of cultivation together with other varieties such as Garnacha

faintly citrus-scented palate

Sam Kim from Wine orbit wrote this glowing review:-

Serve chilled with a seafood platter

Some of the fruit appears to be wrapped in milk chocolate that also goes well with the creamy vanilla aspect