2012 Evening Land Chardonnay Seven Springs Vineyard Summum
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Nutty, matchstick nose. Clementine, Meyer lemon with a drying baking-spice finish. Sense of creamy oak accent to a persistent drying finish. Not quite as well integrated as the other two. Tactile tannin. (ECB)
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Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2012 Chardonnay Summum Seven Spring Vineyards comes from the shallow soils on the upper part of the vineyard that is usually picked 3-7 days after La Source. However, in this vintage it was picked on the same day, on October 5 and aged for 11 months, 25% new oak. It has a Burgundy-inspired bouquet, very well defined with fine mineralité coming through. The palate is crisp and taut with pure mandarin and subtle tropical notes, a keen thread of acidity with a poised finish that displays fine salinity. 300 cases produced.