Coming from the incredibly talented team at Alban Vineyards, the 2019 Chardonnay had just been bottled two weeks prior to this tasting, yet it certainly wasn’t any worse for it and showed brilliantly. Aged in new 300-liter barrels, it offers a layered, complex nose of caramelized lemon, brioche, toasted bread, and buttered peach, with some classic salinity on the palate. Medium to full-bodied, it’s beautifully balanced, has perfectly integrated oak, and a great finish. I think it’s the finest vintage I’ve tasted from them.
95 Pts Jeb Dunnuck