Hess Chardonnay Shirtail Creek Vineyard 2016 Bottle:12 Bottle Profile Alcohol: 14% A

Bottle Profile Alcohol: 14% A fascinating blend of Cabernet and Carménère from Chile which displays the best of both varieties

black cherry and hints of tobaccos

Chocolate notes and light earth

Length of alcoholic fermentation: 16 days

and the spirit ran from the stills two years later

Hess Chardonnay Shirtail Creek Vineyard 2016 Bottle:12 Bottle Profile Alcohol: 14% AThis stainless steel bottling shows overwhelming white flower elements on the nose, from tuberose to honeysuckle to jasmine, cut by a bit of baking soda. The palate is so floral and aromatic that it almost tastes like a different grape, with sharp apples, more tuberose and a steely frame.