2023 Cuesta Chardonnay | Far East, Man!, VQA Twenty Mile Bench Pinot Noir et très complexe

et très complexe

is one of the most impressive

This version of Foxcroft is all lemon peel stoniness

but a year in the cellar will put all to rights

2023 Cuesta Chardonnay | Far East, Man!, VQA Twenty Mile Bench Pinot Noir et très complexeThe nose is enigmatic: a dark petrichor or dusty slatey mineral stone becomes lemon confit. Cuesta really resembles Wismer Foxcroft, with a darker minerality and perhaps a more focused mouthfeel, with some dusty saline notes, and an inviting sea salinity. All the focus, but just a little more voluptuous in 2023. What's not to love? A word from Mary: Marzipan and lemon confit. 118 cases made.