2022 La Source Chardonnay, Evening Land Vineyards

Electric Silk

Bright, taut and beautifully composed, La Source is Chardonnay with real nerve beneath its calm exterior. Meyer lemon, pear and white stone fruit lead the way, followed by a cool flinty edge, a touch of beeswax and a subtle creamy note that gives the wine quiet depth rather than obvious richness. The palate is satiny yet full of energy, carrying citrus, orchard fruit and a saline thread that keeps everything focused and alive. There is generosity here, but it arrives wrapped in tension, finishing long, mineral and quietly thrilling.

For when: the food is elegant, the mood is calm, and the white needs to do more than simply refresh.
Pairs with: roast chicken, scallops, turbot, or mushroom dishes with butter and herbs.
If this wine were a place: a cool hillside at first light, with pale stone underfoot and the air charged with freshness.

Evening Land has become one of Oregon’s benchmark names for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with Seven Springs at the heart of its story in Eola-Amity Hills. La Source comes from the lower half of that celebrated vineyard, from longer-established vines on volcanic soils, and is farmed biodynamically. In 2022, the wine was aged in Stockinger puncheons before time in stainless steel, a measured élevage that helps explain its balance of texture, lift and mineral precision