95
points
Skycrest Vineyard Chardonnay

Copain Wines

Skycrest Vineyard Chardonnay

2018 Anderson Valley
$65
Not a historical or directOnly product
BROWSING ONLY
Description
Skycrest Vineyard is a sight unlike any other in the Anderson Valley. With vines planted at nearly 2,000' in elevation, it produces some of the most compelling high-elevation Chardonnays in the new world. Intense minerality of crushed rocks and flint are seamlessly balanced with high-toned fruit notes of Meyer lemon, green pear and Granny Smith apple. The finish lasts for minutes thanks to its mouth-watering acidity and firm texture.
Acclaim
95
points
Wine Enthusiast Magazine
JG 10/2020
94
points
Vinous
AG 5/2021
90
points
Wine & Spirits
JG 10/2020
The Skycrest vineyard continues to make exceedingly compelling wine with each vintage. As the vines mature, the resulting wines are more layered, complex, and unique in personality.

Aromas

  • Pear Pear
  • Ginger Ginger
  • Quinine Quinine

Flavors

  • Baked Apples Baked Apples
  • Pear Pear
  • Wet Stone Wet Stone
RECENT TASTING NOTES
A tempting fresh-bread aroma tops this ripe, buttery and creamy-textured wine that is medium bodied and beautifully concentrated. It offers complexity of flavor, as notes of earth and mineral join in, and a rich lingering finish. Built to improve with age, it should keep gaining through at least 2028.
Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 10/2020
Skycrest Vineyard Chardonnay

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