2022 Floral Terranes Chardonnay, Long Island, New York Hodgkinson Grapes are fermented in French

Grapes are fermented in French oak 500L barrels and then aged for 8 months

Louis Barruol took over from his father in 1992 making a dramatic shift to quality and converting to biodynamics in 2010

allowing the maturity to peak just slightly later

you might imagine

2022 Floral Terranes Chardonnay, Long Island, New York Hodgkinson Grapes are fermented in FrenchI believe this is only the second time theyve released single vineyard Chardonnay. Yes, this is basically Long Island Montrachet. As with the previous time, the grapes come from Matta Bella in Southold, Long Island. Again, the grapes had about three weeks worth of skin contact before going into barrel. This is a deep Chardonnay, with melon and spice, though theres a lively green edge to the wine, a needle fresh pine note that gives the wine energy and