Big Table Farm - Chardonnay 'The Wild Bee' 2022 (750ml)
Price: $42.99
| Producer | Big Table Farm |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Oregon |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 203808 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Big Table Farm Description
The Wild Bee is an assembly of different vineyards that in the end, make a mosaic that is colorful and vibrant and richly textured. The Wild bee especially is consistent as well as delicious with each vintage and the 23 delivers just as all the past vintages have. I certainly use a refractometer to measure sugar as I sample chardonnay vineyards, but I also taste as I go and crunch the seeds and skins and observe the canopy and watch the weather like a hawk. The proof is in the pudding (Glass in this case)! I love fruit in my wines, but also the balance that comes from the natural acidity and the texture that comes from the extended lees contact and stirring. I just poured myself a glass of this, and while unfiltered it is brilliantly clear, each barrel carefully racked just before bottling to ensure the vitality of the wine is captured, and the sediment is left behind. There's definitely a new oak component to this wine but balanced by fruit and some spice. Cheers! Brian
Tasting Note: Greeted with a collision of white flower and warm spice. Tempting me like a piece of left over apple pie on the counter in the morning. Freshly cut apples leads a smooth lead to a comforting warm curd and vanilla bean profile reminds me of a lemon Madeleine cookie. This wine finished with a beautiful lifted acid bringing you back for more.
Vinous: 92 Points
The 2022 Chardonnay The Wild Bee is wildly vibrant with a mix of lemon zest and sweet mint complementing freshly sliced nectarine. This is full of energy with a burst of sour citrus and flinty minerals that cascades across the palate as ripe orchard fruits settle on the senses, all enlivened by a core of vibrant acidity. The 2022 cleans up remarkably well, crisp and refreshing, leaving a salty tinge that calls the taster back to the glass.
