Red Hook Winery AS Macari Vineyard Chardonnay Bottle:1 You are initially hit with

You are initially hit with coconuts and cream with some botanic notes

quite profound in the context of the vintage

90% of the vines that make this wine are 45 years old and grow at the bottom of the Schlossberg hill (not a grand cru)

then finishes with a touch of toffee and nutmeg from barrel aging

making for a clean and precise finale

Red Hook Winery AS Macari Vineyard Chardonnay Bottle:1 You are initially hit withThis is a lighter bodied, Loire style cabernet franc with lovely floral and faint herbal notes. Bright and fresh, its fruity but not jammy with nice savory notes around the edges. It was made with 20 percent whole clusters, which adds a bit of complexity and woodsy spice even though the wine only spent 10 months in oak barrels before being bottled.