2023 Park Avenue Estate Vineyard Sonoma Coast Chardonnay

Park Avenue elicits thoughts of icons, history, towers, and titans. Nestled between our ‘Lauren’ and ‘CIX’ Estate Vineyards, Park Avenue was our fourth Estate Vineyard to be planted and fifth to come into production. It shares the same hillside and exposure as Lauren, but has a distinctly different stretch of ancient seabed and subsoils.

Mark Aubert’s Tasting Notes

The 2023 Park Avenue Chardonnay is exotic and intricate, with captivating aromas of apricot, lemongrass, and sudachi zest racing from the glass. Structurally the wine is lithe and refined but also carries all the textural richness and power of classic Aubert Chardonnay, exemplifying the dual intensity and fineness communicated through the extended growing season. On the palate, richer flavors of orange oil, bosc pear, and candied lemon provide a similar flavor counterpoint to the exotic, lifted aromatics. Thrilling in its juxtaposition, the 2023 Park Avenue Chardonnay is a chimera that rewards revisiting.