Hestan 2021 Chardonnay, San Francisco Bay 18 Rare Chardonnay release from Beaux-Freres

Rare Chardonnay release from Beaux-Freres owner Mike Etzel

mossy tree bark and wild fungi

Marcassin was probably California’s greatest Chardonnay after the famous Chalone winery fell from the pinnacle and onto hard times in the 1980s (and it has yet to rebound)

it has good structure

Hestan 2021 Chardonnay, San Francisco Bay 18 Rare Chardonnay release from Beaux-FreresA fantastic new Chardonnay from Hestan by winemaker Thomas Brown (Shrader, Outpost). Limited. Hestan's first wine produced by esteemed Napa Valley winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown, the Hestan Chardonnay boasts an impeccable balance of flavor and structure. Bright fruit flavors with a round, full mouthfeel, the wine offers depth and a long, elegant finish. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Tremendous richness with a whopping 14. 1% Alcohol yet so balanced