Stag's Leap Wine Cellars KARIA Chardonnay, Napa Valley (2023) Vintage:2023 Mahi goes further: some of

Mahi goes further: some of the wine is fermented in old oak barrels and left to settle on its lees for months

caramel and vanilla

it takes its soft pink colour and gentle red-fruit character from a small proportion of still red wine from Bollinger's own Grand Cru vineyards

It drinks beautifully now but has the structure to keep for years

In the glass it's classic Ott: barely-there pink

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars KARIA Chardonnay, Napa Valley (2023) Vintage:2023 Mahi goes further: some ofStag's Leap Wine Cellars is one of Napa's most famous names the estate whose red beat the best of Bordeaux at the 1976 Paris tasting. KARIA is their Chardonnay, and the name comes from a Greek word meaning "graceful." The fruit comes from cooler vineyards in the southern part of the valley, near the bay, where morning and evening breezes keep the grapes fresh. Part of the wine is fermented and aged in French oak barrels and left to rest on its lees,