2023 Morlet Family Chardonnay Ma Princesse

Named after Claire, Luc’s daughter, who has now become a part of the winery as of this year, the 2023 Chardonnay Ma Princesse also has a hazy bright yellow hue and comes from the Ritchie Vineyard in the Russian River Valley. Made entirely from old Wente clone, it’s a pure white with a darker hint of delicate reduction, a smoky, stony feel, and notes of ripe apples, melon, orange blosssom, and sherbet. It’s long on the palate, with a full-bodied feel, and has a deeper, mouthwatering mineral persistence. It has the stylistic decadence you come to expect from Morlet, but it has a long mineral feel. Drink 2026-2038.