Chardonnay, Composition, Willamette Valley, OR, 2021 (Bertrand de Villaine)

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Article code: DCT 94 Pts

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94 Points - Decanter
93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
93 Points - Vinous
A premium, well-balanced chardonnay, buttery and complex with light toast and oak brought to you by the renowned Bertrand de Villain of famed Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.

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2023 Ratings & Reception

Decanter: 94 points.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD): 93 points.
Vinous (V): 93 points.
Market Position: Considered a premium Oregon Chardonnay (approx. $90–$96 range).

The 2023 Composition Chardonnay from Willamette Valley, OR, is a highly-rated ($90+), structured white wine from the Eola-Amity Hills, featuring 13.4% alcohol and 10 months aging in 16% new French oak. It is noted for intense citrus, white flower, and mineral notes with a creamy texture, often earning 93–94 points from critics for its balance and concentration.

Composition & Profile

Producer: Created by Bertrand de Villaine (of DRC) and Katrina Rank.
Appellation: Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Aging: 10 months in French oak barrels (16% new), specifically using barrels from cooper Marc Plantagenet.
Tasting Notes: Deep and subtle nose, with a concentrated palate of citrus, white flowers, and a clean, golden color. It is characterized as a "buttery and complex" style with high-toned acidity.
Alcohol: 13.4%.

The fruit was harvested cold and pressed gently over 2 hours; the “Coeur” or heart of the press and the other press fraction were separate to be fermented. We used 40% new oak from carefully selected barrels from a small Burgundian Cooper Tonnellerie Plantagnêt premium light toast. The wine is fermented in barrels for both alcoholic and malolactic, completed naturally with no additives. The wine aged for ten months in barrels and then transferred gently to a tank in which it will stay until bottling. The 2021 Composition Chardonnay was bottled the first week of September 2022.

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