Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 070226ROBUST This is the workhorse cuvee

This is the workhorse cuvee in Olivier Horiot's biodynamic lineup

And it can bridge many courses

savory rose of great integrity

and that ripeness shows up here as plush dark fruit

Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 070226ROBUST This is the workhorse cuveeThe Hendry family has been farming this ranch in the Mayacamas foothills west of Napa since 1939, and for decades they simply sold their fruit to the valley's famous names, only starting their own label in 1992. They still farm like growers, which is why they bottle two very different Chardonnays from the same estate. This is the rich one: fermented and aged in French oak barrels, worked for texture rather than restraint. Expect a broad, creamy palate