Walter Scott Chardonnay CUVEE ANNE Eola Amity Hills 2021 750ml

Audrey Frick writes: A ripe youthful yellow hue, the 2021 Chardonnay Cuvee Anne is once again an outstanding entry to the range of Chardonnay, where Ken Pahlow takes things to the highest level. Loads of flint, ripe apples, vibrant citrus, and wet stones are amplified in a way not many others can achieve. Medium-bodied, with outstanding, balanced, ripe fruit on the palate, it has a silky texture and energetic acidity that is persistent and lasting on the palate along with clean lift. This is one of the best if not the best calling card for Oregon Chardonnay at this price point you can find. Drink 2023-2030. - Jeb Dunnuck 94

Erin Brooks writes: The 2021 Chardonnay Cuvée Anne is purely scented of quice, beeswax and saline with accents of acacia flowers. The light-bodied palate is electric and flinty, with its deep, youthful fruit uncoiling slowly, and it has a long, shimmery finish. It will take plenty of time in the bottle to unwind. Drinking 2025 - 2040 - Robert Parker Wine Advocate 95+

Clive Pursehouse writes: A whimsically light and airy Chardonnay, a barrel selection across many of their favourite Willamette Valley sites. Aromas of white flowers, bee pollen and petrichor are accented with notes of cut green apple and peach skin. The palate is saline driven, with a note of smoky flint and delivers a depth of fruit from cut early-season pear and apricot skin. Drinking 2023 - 2031 - Decanter 94