Isole e Olena Chardonnay 2023 bouchie-chatelier strawberries and subtle anise leap

strawberries and subtle anise leap out of the glass with some forest floor

unctuous mouthfeel leads to a lingering saline finish

This fruit comes from a small parcel from the Badlands vineyard

the curiosity of creating

savoury notes and gentle tannins

Isole e Olena Chardonnay 2023 bouchie-chatelier strawberries and subtle anise leap94 POINTS Monica Larner "This is a wine in evolution. For one, the wines name has changed under new management with the removal of the words Collezione Privata, which readers may remember. The Isole e Olena 2023 Chardonnay is softly textured and rich with cooked apricot, baked apple, breakfast pastry and light spice. It is fermented and aged in oak with fruit from a dedicated six hectare plot with a mix of calcareous marl and galestro shale, soil