Hendry "Barrel-Fermented" Napa Valley Chardonnay Lugano with yellow fruit and some

with yellow fruit and some grassiness

the Gruet family was traveling through the Southwestern part of the United States

and a slightly more austere profile created from formidable tannins

You'd think this Cinsault from Lebanon's Bekaa Valley would be dense and saturated

Hendry "Barrel-Fermented" Napa Valley Chardonnay Lugano with yellow fruit and someThe Barrel Fermented Chardonnay is whole cluster pressed and then cold settled. It is fermented exclusively in barrel, sur lie, or on the yeast, and aged in the same French oak barrels for 11 months, without racking, undergoing frequent btonnage (stirring by hand). Approximately one third to one half of the barrels are new each year. Notably, the Barrel Fermented Chardonnay does not undergo malolactic fermentation, important for retaining its food