Bethel Heights Vineyard – Casteel 2014 Estate Chardonnay – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

The nose is fruity and offers a slight juiciness, a slight concentration as well as a racy minerality. It reveals notes of ripe lemon, zests and small touches of peach associated with subtle hints of kumquat as well as a subtle hint of exotic fruits and a very discreet toasted hint. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers a beautiful acid frame, a beautiful construction, a small fat, a slight juiciness as well as a racy minerality. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy yellow peach and juicy lemon associated with slight hints of kumquat, exotic fruits as well as a very discreet woody hint, butter and a very subtle hint of salin minerality. Good length and beautiful persistence. A beautiful wine!