2024 Doni Chardonnay

Full review of the 2024 Terra Solis DONi Chardonnary from wine writer David Thompson:

The 2024 Terra Solis Chardonnary, DONi, Las Brisas Vineyard, Carneros Napa Valley, is medium gold in color.  Brightly lit in the glass, this wine is fully ripe expression of the variety, yet it stays far away from the buttery and overly oaked styles that California Chardonnay has become known for.  Its aromas reveal notes of pineapple, apricot, banana, ripe papaya, Alphonso mango, yellow peaches, vanilla, and butterscotch.  The oak sits quietly in the background, as the wine was fermented and aged in neutral barrels.  It went through full malolactic fermentation.  Distinctive, fully ripe, and richly layered, the palate is anchored by balnaced acidity and flavors of honeycomb, appricot, pineapple, golden apple, yellow nectarine, and vanilla.  It finishes with a perceived sweetness of fruit driven by its ripe character.  The texture is lightly rounded, yet complemented by a bright, balanced acidity, offering an impressive persistence of flavor.  The flower on this bottle is significant in Asia; it is a blue poppy which represents peace, spiritual enlightenment, resilience, and the pursuit of happiness.