Staff Notes:

This is the second release of the “Memorie” bottling of chardonnay from Seth Long. The wine is produced from a solera that Seth started with in the 2015 vintage (with just a whisper of 2014 juice added at the outset), so it is a multi vintage blend that will get more complex with each passing year. The fruit comes from seven different vineyards and the blend is now composed of six different vintages, so it is progressing geometrically at this point. The breakdown of vintages in the blend this year runs thus: twenty-one percent 2019, twenty-two 30 percent 2018, twenty-three percent 2017, ten percent 2016, twenty-three percent 2015 and a whisper of 2014 juice. The wine offers up a beautiful nose, wafting from the glass in a blend of apple, lemon, hazelnut, a complex base of soil elements, honeysuckle, citrus zest and a hint of oak. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and 
complex, with a lovely core, fine soil undertow, zesty acids and a long, poised and beautifully balanced finish. I love the backend lift here! Unlike several of the youthful 2019s from Seth this year, the Memorie II is drinking just splendidly right from the outset and will require no patience before it is savored. However, it has an excellent spine of acidity and will have no difficulties also aging gracefully in bottle! Stunning juice."" 94 Points John Gilman, View From the Cellar