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a mild caramel accent, but with flavors that
are perky, bright and citrusy, fresh enough
for whole roast trout. (2,214 cases)
507598

92 | Stoller

$25

2016 Dundee Hills Chardonnay (Best Buy) ^
This bright chardonnay has the leanness
and salty tang of albariño, with its lemony
scent and bone-dry flavors that carry a saltair crispness. It's irresistible in its vivacious
appeal, and would pair well with roast clams.
448113

92 | Walter Scott

$25

2015 Willamette Valley La Combe Verte
Chardonnay (Best Buy) ^ A blend of fruit
from three vineyards, all cool and edgy, this
is lean, calling to mind village Chablis with
its terse, lemony spine. Its almost chewy,
gravel-dust texture gives the flavors plenty of
length. Cellar it to serve with lemony seared
scallops. (W&S 4/17; 490 cases)
507594

91 | Cristom

$40

2015 Eola-Amity Hills Estate Chardonnay ^
Weighing in heavy, as if it's carrying a slurry
of minerals at the bottom of the bottle, this
chardonnay is concentrated and rich, with
a scent of golden apples, and a flavor that
runs deeper, toward tarte tatin, cradled by
firm oak and that mineral tang. It is built for
food, like a wild mushroom pasta. (93 cases)

$25

2015 Willamette Valley Chardonnay
(Best Buy) ^ This wine's Chablisienne feel
comes as no surprise from the acid aficionados at Adelsheim: It's a chardonnay with
fresh lemon-lime scents girded by a mineral
foundation. The flavors turn toward lean
pear and apple, the texture hemmed in by
wheaty savor. Its mouthwatering length suggests this needs a few months to knit. (W&S
8/17; 2,462 cases)
450295

91 | Drouhin Oregon
RoseRock

91 | Walter Scott

$50

2015 Eola-Amity Hills X Novo Chardonnay ^ From Craig Williams's experimental
chardonnay vineyard, a mixed planting of
15 clones, this wine is a study in briskness-
mineral, citrus, lemon oil-all guided by
lemon-zest accents, a fresh, wind-driven tang
to the texture, and a finish that's at once leesy
and racy. It's young and needs time to gather;
then serve with smoked salmon. (200 cases)
449942

90 | Ashan Cellars

$40

90 | Knudsen

$45

90 | Walter Scott

$40

87 | A to Z

$15

2014 Yakima Valley Kestrel Vineyard
Chardonnay ^ A big-shouldered white, this
wine wears its oak treatment with a demonstrative flair, a savory scent of vanillin over
the pear fruit. Pair this weighty wine with
wild mushroom soup. (W&S 8/17; 150 cases)
449496
2015 Dundee Hills Chardonnay ^ A classic
chardonnay from an historic (revived) winery, this wine shows off plenty of apple and
apple-skin fruit in its aromatic display and its
flavors. The texture is round and generous,
the finish showing a kiss of oak. Foursquare,
for summer sipping. (W&S 8/17; 320 cases)
450012
2015 Willamette Valley Cuvée Anne Chardonnay ^ This savory, smoky white includes
fruit from X Novo, Freedom Hill and Gibson.
It's crisp and terse, broadening with air, until
the flavors come together with juicy breadth,
reverting to a leesy savor on the finish. Pair
it with almost anything, from chicken salad
to chilled prawns. (490 cases)
507599

450357

91 | Adelsheim

limned by a snappy saline tang that provides
contour and mouthwatering complexity. For
a seafood dinner of Cantonese salt-and-pepper prawns. (W&S 8/17; 2,065 cases)
450011

$35

2015 Eola-Amity Hills Chardonnay ^ Scents
of caramel and pear give this wine an attractive first impression. Texturally, the wine is
thoroughly seductive, its firm cushion of fruit

2015 Oregon Chardonnay (Best Buy) ^
Apple-y and bright, this wine's juicy middle is
lifted by brisk acidity. It's simple and refreshing, for summer sipping.

WA S H I N GT O N
507550

91 | Buty

$42

2015 Columbia Valley Conner Lee Vineyard Chardonnay ^ This ample chardonnay is
made in a rich style, and yet it's all framed in
a structure of admirable restraint. Its scents
of nougat and golden apple are leavened by
scents of caramel and lees. It feels firm and
controlled, with a pleasing richness for a scallop and sweet-corn risotto. (330 cases) n

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