DuMOL - Chardonnay Russian River Valley Isobel 2022
Price: $79.99
| Producer | DuMOL |
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| Country | USA |
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| Region | California |
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| Subregion | Russian River Valley |
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| Varietal | Chardonnay |
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| Vintage | 2022 |
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| Sku | 37785 |
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DuMOL Description
The greatest vineyards always rise to the occasion and so it was at Heintz in 2022. In this early season, the fruit wasn’t quite ready before the heat arrived, but it only took two hot days to find the maturity and expression we look for. One of my favorite vintages for Heintz in 2017, and this new vintage shares obvious common traits. What we love about the vineyard is its ability to express both exotic fruit and mineral tension in a seamless manner, and that’s exactly what we have here – an edge of guava underpinned by savory grapefruit and steely minerals. A magic combination that few vineyards can pull off. Our 21st vintage of Heintz “Isobel.”
White flowers, sharp flint, lemongrass and mint combine on an edgy tense aromatic stage. There’s lime juice, chamomile and an edge of guava. The palate is immediately deep and intense with briny citrus oil and steely drive opening to richer exotic fruits. Penetrating minerals fill the mouth and layers emerge. Tense acidity cuts the richness with grapefruit and tangerine intensity. Serve at 55F and drink between late-2024 and 2029.
Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
A bright straw yellow hue, the 2022 Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Isobel has a pretty and expressive nose of ripe pear, flinty lift, candied green apples, and lime. Savory and inviting, the palate offers medium to full body but has great persistence on its long finish. This wine provided a remarkable to start to my tasting of these wines from DuMOL.
James Suckling: 95 Points
A very tight and focused white with sliced apples, pears and some phenolics and botanicals. Medium- to full-bodied with tight and solid phenolic tension. Compact and fresh. Drink or hold.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
There's a lovely note of grilled lemon and melon at the core that expands into flavors of pomelo, green apple, lemongrass and lemon basil, with a note of crunchy sea salt. Offers a firm, juicy and exuberant frame, with plenty of energy on the finish. Drink now.
