while the Heytesbury Chardonnay—the estate's flagship white wine—has been pushed back into the following year

with a sense of buoyant vitality

630 vines per acre)

the 2015 speaks with real authority

A slightly cooler and more restrained nose is compositionally similar to that of the Pommard villages

Hartford Court, Far Coast Vineyard Pinot Noir Size:6x750ml while the Heytesbury Chardonnay—the estate'sOne of the standouts in this stacked lineup is the 2016 Pinot Noir Far Coast Vineyard. This beauty comes from a single block of a mountain site located north of the Fort Ross Seaview AVA. Aged 17 months in 37% new French oak, this is a ripe, sexy, and powerful wine thats loaded with notions of ripe strawberries, kirsch, shrimp stock, spice, and hints of ground coffee. With building tannins, full body, beautiful depth of fruit, and an incredible