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92 pts Wine Advocate
The 2023 Chardonnay AVNI has alluring aromas of quince, white peach, meringue, chamomile, beeswax and hazelnut. The medium-bodied palate has a satiny texture and expansive, honeyed flavors. Its generosity is balanced by mouthwatering acidity, and it has a long, textural finish.

92 pts Vinous Media
The 2023 Chardonnay AVNI wafts up with an understated mix of chamomile and lime zest that complements green apples. Pretty inner sweetness is offset by sour citrus tones as silken textures soothe and ginger-infused orchard fruits swirl throughout. The finish is savory and long, leaving a pleasantly bitter tinge that keeps the mouth watering for more. Pretty and an amazing value.

Vineyards:  
The fruit for 2023 Avni Chardonnay comes from a wide variety of sites in the Willamette Valley, split nearly evenly between the shallow volcanic soils like our Bunker Hill vineyard and uplifted marine sediments as those found on Mt Pisgah and in the Van Duzer corridor.

Vinification:  
100% hand-harvested, whole cluster pressed with a single press cut. This juice settles for 48 hours, fermentation begins spontaneously on wild yeast, it is pumped into barrels of varying sizes, with lees stirred once or twice as it finishes primary fermentation. Malo-lactic begins spontaneously, so that all the ferments have a unique signature. The wine is fermented and aged predominantly in 500, 600, and 3,200-liter casks where it finishes fermentation and ages sur lie for 11 months with a further 3 months in tank before bottling.