Gemstone Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Facets 2023 Wine Bar | Beer gently orange-tinted white with stone-fruit

gently orange-tinted white with stone-fruit aromatics

a blend of 24 plants and spices

and here he skips the barrel entirely to let the fruit do the talking

with the wine spending 60 months on the lees before disgorgement

and 15% Touriga Franca—intertwine to create a lighter

Gemstone Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Facets 2023 Wine Bar | Beer gently orange-tinted white with stone-fruitFacets is Yountville's Gemstone Vineyard going outside the home estate, with Julien Fayard sourcing premier fruit from across Napa and Sonoma. For the Chardonnay, he turns to the Sonoma Coast, where cool Pacific air keeps acidity tight and lets the fruit stay nervy. The style is California generous but not flabby: subtle toasty oak frames orchard fruit, citrus, and a chalky finish. A confident, well made Chardonnay from a Bordeaux trained hand.