2022 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Machado
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On the nose, the 2022 Chardonnay Machado is a lovely, balanced combination of herbal, floral and saline. It straddles taut focus and textural breadth with admirable precision on the palate, framed by intense salinity that propels through its delicious, multilayered finish. Within a diverse array of single-vineyard Chardonnays, I found this to be the most complete and age-worthy expression.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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Lastly, the 2022 Pinot Noir Machado has a juicy, upfront nose of wild strawberry and framboise-like fruit as well as spring flowers, violets, and baking spices. Shining for its remarkable purity and freshness, it has medium to full-bodied richness, a round, layered mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's much closer to the 459 in style than the Perilune (although these each have their own unique style) and is one for those who love the more pure, lively, fruit-driven style of Pinot Noir. 761 cases.
The 2022 Chardonnay Machado offers up hints of tangerine oil, passion fruit, mint, white flowers and apricot. Creamy and exotic, with striking aromatic presence, the 2022 is stellar. There’s likely bits of Gewürztraminer and Sauvignon Blanc co-planted here, which inevitably lends intrigue. This is such a compelling wine.