McHenry Hohnen Hazel's Vineyard chardonnay 2024

This is a superb chardonnay, and, despite some excellent previous vintages, I reckon this is as good as any that’s been released. It’s fine and delicate, but it carries tremendous, precise intensity, with beautifully integrated oak and fruit. There’s a light honeycomb and stone fruit character, with a touch of grapefruit, and yet nothing dominates. It simply knits together where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Very long finish—an exceptional wine.