Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 Enderle & Moll 2021s La Lagune is the southernmost

La Lagune is the southernmost classified growth of the Medoc

The 2022 vintage gave Burgundy ripeness with freshness

made in the methode ancestrale: hand-harvested grapes

Production is microscopic

a Bay Area winemaker and sommelier

Hendry Barrel Fermented Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023 Enderle & Moll 2021s La Lagune is the southernmostThe Hendry family has been farming this ranch in the Mayacamas foothills west of Napa since 1939, and for decades they simply sold their fruit to the valley's famous names, only starting their own label in 1992. They still farm like growers, which is why they bottle two very different Chardonnays from the same estate. This is the rich one: fermented and aged in French oak barrels, worked for texture rather than restraint. Expect a broad, creamy palate