{"product_id":"nicolas-jay-affinites-chardonnay-2024","title":"Nicolas-Jay 'Affinites' Chardonnay 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93pts Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“From a blend of sites, including Bishop Creek, Spirit Hill, Von Oehsen, Pearlstad, and L’Angolo, the 2023 Chardonnay Affinites presents a bright yellow color and is a lovely blended wine with very subtle light reduction, featuring notes of wet stones, salted pineapple, and candied lemon. Aged in 26% new French oak for 13 months, it’s full-bodied and light on its feet, with an elegant and delicate chalky texture and a refreshing feel that’s also approachable now.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Vineyard:\u003cbr\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/b\u003e [uh-fin-i-tee] the relationship and connection between different elements. Each vintage our Affinités Chardonnay showcases the brilliance individual sites can produce when masterfully tempered and blended, with the ultimate objective of encapsulating the true spirit of the vintage. Not an individual expression of one site, but rather a composition of shared connections from a special place captured in a moment in time. The chosen vineyards (Spirit Hill, Von Oehsen and Bishop Creek) are interwoven to reveal the delicate flavors and sheer beauty of the Willamette Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/b\u003e A graceful elegance to this wine visually as it as it moves elegantly around the glass. Immediately there's freshness and vibrancy on the nose with a burst of Pomelo grapefruit followed by granny-smith apples and chalky tangerine essence. As the wine unwinds further a sweet cinnamon and apricot pulp begin to emerge intertwined with lemon powder, raw honey and crisp green apple. This 2022 version shows more gentle acidity than the 2021 vintage with a soft, free flowing texture of orange blossom liqueur, jasmine tea and stone fruit flavors that twist around a core of white orchard flowers. A beautiful wine on the palate, but not without restraint at this early age and one that will bring further joy with patient cellaring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvested:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30-October 14 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest Brix\u003c\/strong\u003e: 22 Cépage: 100% Chardonnay \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCultivation\u003c\/b\u003e: Organic AVA: Eola-Amity, Yamhill-Carlton \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVine Age\u003c\/b\u003e: Up to 25 years \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVendange\u003c\/b\u003e: Hand-picked, 1\/8 ton cherry bins, field and winery sorting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinification\u003c\/b\u003e: Spontaneous native yeast in barrel, unfiltered, lightly fined \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eÉlevage\u003c\/b\u003e: 13 Months, 25% new French oak \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTA\u003c\/b\u003e: 6.1 g\/l p H: 3.22 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate Bottled:\u003c\/b\u003e April 16, 2024 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCases Produced\u003c\/b\u003e: 458\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willamette Valley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44058358907014,"sku":"OR-NicolasJay-CHARD-AFF-23","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/Nicolas-JayAffinitesChardonnay2022.jpg?v=1767213067","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/nicolas-jay-affinites-chardonnay-2024","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}