Three Sticks Wines - Durell Chardonnay 2019

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Chardonnay Durell Vineyard is savory, with notes of salted lime, melon rind, and a hint of oak that transition to the palate, with the addition of a lightly bitter almond note on the finish. It has medium body and a chalky granular texture.

Connoisseurs' Guide

Fermented and aged in concrete “eggs,” amphora and stainless steel barrels and never having seen time in oak, Three Stick’s Origin Chardonnay nonetheless bears little relation to the typical unoaked version. It is full, generously fruited and slightly fleshy in feel with complexing highlights of roasted grains borne from its time spent on the lees, and, though a bright and buoyant wine with plenty of youthful appeal, it finishes with a bit of back-end grip suggesting the worth of an extra year or two of age to bring additional textural polish.

Wine Spectator

Wine Enthusiast

Sumptous, lively and giving, this is a tremendously delicious and complex white from the famous site, estate-owned in this case. A lushness on the palate is complemented by crisp, focused acidity and integrated flavors of lemon, apple and tangerine, with a touch of toasted oak and baking spice adding to the cohesive whole.