Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Senses
Label Name:
 
Charles Heintz Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2021
Country:
 
United States
Region:
 
Sonoma Coast, California
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.4%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
James Suckling 95; Jeb Dunnuck 95; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 94; Vinous 91; Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 97

Tasting Note
Bright citrus and stone fruit (nectarine, mandarin) with almond-croissant, candied ginger, honeysuckle and beeswax; satiny texture, pronounced minerality and tension, finishing long and saline with subtle butterscotch notes.

Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, grilled salmon, lobster with butter sauce, creamy pasta, roasted pork. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, soy-ginger seared tuna/sushi, poached chicken with ginger-scallion, steamed fish with light soy.

Production Method
Hand-harvested fruit; native-yeast fermentation with barrel fermentation/aging (~14 months) in French oak (≈30% new); lees aging for texture and light malolactic conversion.

Vineyard Info
Senses is a boutique California label (winemaking by Thomas Rivers Brown) sourcing fruit from the Charles Heintz Vineyard—planted 1982 on Goldridge soils and farmed by the Heintz family for over 100 years.