91pts  James Suckling

Honeysuckle, apricot, spiced pear and grilled peach on the nose. It’s full-bodied, creamy and juicy with a ripe core of stone fruit. Drink now. Screw cap.

Winemaker Notes

Aromas of pear, yellow apple, fresh-baked pastry, blanched almond.  On the palate, yellow apple, d’Anjou pear, melon lemon zest, flinty minerality.  A supple and fresh body, with steely acidity and persistence finish of orchard fruit, lemon zest, crushed stone.

The Classique series includes three varietals—pinot gris, chardonnay, and pinot noir. The provenance of this tier of wines is Oregon’s North Willamette Valley, a broad and diverse American Viticultural area.  Whatever the Classique series might lack in specificity of source, it makes up for in rambunctious fruit-driven style, intended more for immediate hedonism rather than cellaring.

The 2020 Classique Chardonnay was produced with fruit from Freedom Hill, Durant, and our own Lange Estate vineyards.