The Wine
Les Belles Collines 的Chardonnay 最佳地展現出酒莊的風格。加州的Chardonnay，往往都是甜美並帶有奶油質地的風格。美麗山丘追求更為優雅古典，令人百喝不膩的風味，重新定義了何謂加州Chardonnay的滋味。酒莊從產區開始就極為講究，美麗山丘只選擇來自Russian River Valley的葡萄。該產區由於河谷地形影響，使得太平洋的冷涼空氣可以順著河谷進入內地，並累積在河谷低處，形成保護並維持較長時間的涼爽氣候，造就葡萄在加州炎熱的天氣條件下，仍舊可以保留足夠的酸度。
同樣使用人工在夜間至清晨的時段進行採收，盡可能降低氧化的可能。含梗釀造，並特別控制乳酸發酵的比例，使得僅有部分獲得乳酸發酵的特性，其他則仍舊保留清新的酸度與礦石感。混合後使用法國新橡木桶培養，新桶比例約為25%，一年桶，兩年桶，三年桶同樣各為25%。
The Grapes
Chardonnay
Tasting Notes
酒液呈現淺金黃色，香氣帶有紅蘋果，梨子，一些熱帶水果，以及新桶帶來的香草風味。酒體飽滿，具有蘋果與蜂蜜的滋味，卻仍舊具有清脆俐落的酸度，以及礦物感與些微打火石的印象，尾韻相當悠長。
Rating
- 2018 酒款評分：Wine Enthusiast 93
- 2016 酒款評分：Wine Enthusiast 92
- 2014 酒款評分：Wine Enthusiast 91
- 2012 酒款評分：Wine Enthusiast 87
For the Trade
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2018
Wine Enthusiast 93
This crisp white is fresh in persistent acidity and aged in 30% new French oak. It offers a mix of green apple, nutmeg and vanilla bean flavors that are balanced and complex, with an elegant structure and lingering finish.
2016
Wine Enthusiast 91
Smooth and stony in mineral elements, this is a complex, medium-bodied and structured white. It is well defned in bold flavors of green apple, melon and Meyer lemon.
2014
Wine Enthusiast 92
Initially intense in caramel and salty toffee, this wine offers a vibrant strip of acidity that provides backbone and levity to the body and oak. Floral and fruity in yuzu, it presents itself in a big style, but ultimately finishes with balance.
2012
Wine Enthusiast 87
There are lots of bells and whistles on this Chard, including partial malolactic fermentation and aging in 25% new French oak barrels. The result is a creamy, rich wine, with honeyed pineapple, tropical fruit, buttered toast and caramel flavors.
