Dumol Estate Chardonnay 2022

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Dumol
Label Name:
 
Estate Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2022
Country:
 
United States
Region:
 
Sonoma Coast (Kearney Estate)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
13°C

Awards/Ratings
96 Jeb Dunnuck; 96 James Suckling; 96 The Wine Independent (listed on producer site). Additional high scores: 95 Vinous; 96 (Audrey Frick) reported by merchants

Tasting Note
Deep, powerful and layered: citrus oil, preserved lemon, sage, fennel and caraway with oyster-shell minerality. Lemongrass, spearmint and grapefruit drive a pulsating, intense finish.

Food Pairing
Western: butter-poached lobster, roast chicken with herbs, creamy mushroom risotto, seared scallops. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, soy-ginger salmon, tempura prawns, Cantonese-style steamed fish.

Production Method
Organically farmed, high-density dry-farmed Kearney Estate (Mt Eden clone). Barrel-fermented and aged 11 months in 25% new French 'cigare' oak, then 6 months settling in tank.

Vineyard Info
DuMOL (launched 1996) is a boutique Sonoma Coast producer focused on single-vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs; Andy Smith is long-time winemaker/viticulturist and the estate practices organic farming.