Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 070226CHILL The Aggazzotti family is perhaps

The Aggazzotti family is perhaps better known for helping define Traditional Balsamic Vinegar—Francesco Aggazzotti's 1862 letter describing proper production was so thorough it became the basis for PDO standards a century later

aged 80% in stoneware jars (an unusual choice that preserves pure fruit and mineral character)

which means Brut Imperial is assembled from a hundred-plus base wines drawn from across Champagne

8% ABV and rarities of flavours from Colombian coffee to Sanguinello blood oranges

and flint over a long

Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 070226CHILL The Aggazzotti family is perhapsThe Hendry family has been farming this ranch in the Mayacamas foothills west of Napa since 1939, and for decades they simply sold their fruit to the valley's famous names, only starting their own label in 1992. They still farm like growers, which is why they bottle two very different Chardonnays from the same estate. This is the rich one: fermented and aged in French oak barrels, worked for texture rather than restraint. Expect a broad, creamy palate