Dance

The 2022 ‘Dance’ is another stunning rendition of this wine that is becoming one of the great Chardonnay bottlings made in Washington. This is also one to serve on the warmer side, as this was stored on the lees for 17 months before bottling. Coming from the French Creek and Boushey Vineyards, this delivers a smooth mouthfeel, with great underlying verve. Buttered brioche and banana notes combine with suggestions of Meyer lemon cream, cardamom and almond paste. Very complex in its nutty, tropical and citrus notes, enjoy now and over the next eight to ten years.

Fruit for this wine comes from French Creek and Boushey vineyards. It was fermented and aged in equal parts new French oak, concrete, and neutral oak. Spending 17 months on lees with 40% malolactic fermentation, the variety is immediately identifiable, with notes of clarified butter, squash, spice, peach, dried herb, and candlewax. Full-bodied, richly textured flavors follow. Toasty notes linger on the finish. It’s a very appealing, stylistic offering of the variety, leaning into a ripe style.