2024 Macauley Bacigalupi Vineyard Chardonnay, 750ml $48

750ml

The 2024 Bacigalupi Vineyard Chardonnay traces its lineage to the winner of the 1976 Judgement of Paris, when the vineyard’s 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay won a blind tasting of French judges and stunned the world as the first American entry to do so. A legend was born. This pedigreed offspring opens with lifted aromas of Meyer lemon, ripe pear, and white peach, layered with hints of orange blossom and wet stone. On the palate, this wine is vibrant and precise, with a bright citrus overture announcing its entry. Balanced acidity brings freshness and energy throughout. It delivers the type of long, mineral-driven finish you would expect from such a prestigious Chardonnay, as you savor its lingering notes of honeysuckle and brioche on the close. Fermented and aged in stainless steel, concrete egg, and neutral French oak, this refreshing yet reverential white brings the natural beauty of a historic vineyard into sharp focus and will continue to evolve beautifully in the bottle.