2023 Seven Springs Vineyard Estate Chardonnay, Evening Land Vineyards
Oregon, United States
Stone & Silk
Bright, poised and beautifully tensile, the 2023 Seven Springs Estate Chardonnay feels like one of those wines built as much from freshness and shape as from fruit. Quince, pear and ripe nectarine open the nose, followed by citrus peel, a touch of beeswax and a cool flinty note that keeps everything feeling taut and exact. The palate is textured but precise, with orchard fruit, subtle creaminess and a fine saline line running through the middle. There is depth here, certainly, but it arrives wrapped in restraint, finishing long, mineral and quietly charged with energy.
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 clean air, pale stone and the feeling that everything is quietly in balance.
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. This estate Chardonnay comes from one of the region’s most prized vineyard sites, where volcanic soils, cooling winds and careful farming help shape wines of purity, finesse and mineral detail. It is a brilliant expression of Evening Land’s style, precise, site-led and quietly compelling.
Whats in the bottle
100% Chardonnay