2021 Paul Lato East of Eden Chardonnay | Pisoni Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Monterey County California 750ml

Complex, beautiful, refined, perfumed. Vibrant flavors harmonize seamlessly with floral notes of linden and jasmine, fruit aromas of lemon drop and apricot, held together by crushed stone minerality. An abundance of flavor condensed into a refined, yet powerful package, this wine will inspire you from beginning to end. | Paul Lato

...pure, layered scents of white peaches, meringue, allspice and chaparral with undertones of iodine... a powerful core of fruit with singular, oceanic accents...a luxurious, satiny texture...finishes with incredible length and perfume. It will be long lived in bottle... | 97 points, Erin Brooks for Wine Advocate

From a site in the southern, slightly warmer portion of the Santa Lucia Highlands, the 2021 Chardonnay East of Eden Pisoni Vineyard is one of the tighter, more mineral-drenched, backward Chardonnays in the lineup. Crushed citrus, flinty minerality, orange blossom, and spicy wood notes all define the aromatics, and it's pure and medium to full-bodied, with integrated acidity and a focused, layered style that will benefit from a year or two of bottle age... | 96+ points, Jeb Dunnuck for jebdunnuck.com