2021 Catharine’s Chardonnay

Pale straw yellow in colour. The ‘21 vintage may be well characterized as an exercise in restraint. No sledgehammer wallop of oak here but rather a light- to-mid weight mouthful of subdued dry-edged orchard fruit ( orange/ pomelo ), white floral notes, a semblance of baked lemon tart interwoven with distinctive Prince Edward County minerality and the discreet murmur of oak spice.