WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
The 2024 Sugar Shack Chardonnay is generous and inviting, with cascading aromas of orange oil, ripe peach, and an exotic, tropical flair. On the palate the wine is ample and lavish, with sweet alyssum and sarsaparilla notes providing spicy and floral complexity. The 2024 Sugar Shack Chardonnay perfectly encapsulates the sunny, steady-ripening vintage in its bright citrus overtones. Brisk acidity and a cool, river rock minerality on the finish add a tension and freshness that make the 2024 Sugar Shack impossible to resist. This is a fabulous wine to enjoy over the next 10 years or more. The wine is slightly hazy, showing our commitment to minimal intervention winemaking.
TASTING NOTES:
The 2024 Chardonnay Sugar Shack offers tons of immediacy right out of the gate. Orange confit, roasted apple, pastry notes, tropical overtones and a kiss of French oak are dialed up nicely. I imagine this will be one of the Chardonnays that drinks well on the earlier side. There is an exotic side to the Sugar Shack that is hugely appealing.
- Vinous, 94-96 pts.
