Alexana Terroir Series Chardonnay 2015

Name: Alexana Terroir Series Chardonnay
Country: United States
Region: Oregon
Sub-Region: Willamette Valley
Producer: Alexana Winery
Size: 750ml
Vintage: 2015
Varietal: Chardonnay

Review by Vinous; 90
"Light bright gold. Aromas of ripe citrus and pit fruits, melon, honey and a touch of smoky lees on the perfumed nose. Smooth and fleshy on the palate, offering energetic Meyer lemon, pear and nectarine flavors that pick up a bitter quinine note with aeration. Becomes deeper and chewier on the finish, which hangs on with very good, floral-tinged persistence"
-Josh Raynolds

Review by The Wine Advocate; 90
"The 2015 Chardonnay Terroir Series opens with freshly sliced green apple and green pears notes over crushed rock, crème fraîche and faint white blossoms. Medium-bodied, it’s lovely in the mouth, a bit riper and with more flesh than the nose suggests, with a bright streak of acidity and a long minerally finish. 2,371 cases produced"
-Erin Brooks

Review by Wine Enthusiast; 89
"In an emerging Oregon style for Chardonnay, this 10th anniversary vintage release is accessible yet firm. Compact lime and apple fruit carries lightly-applied notes of new wood. There are also carefully balanced suggestions of butter and banana, which may indicate full or partial malolactic fermentation. In any event it's a tasty, balanced and ready-to-go wine"
-Paul Gregutt