Twill Cellars Chardonnay Willamette Valley 2018

The tension between this wine’s crisp, citrus fruit expressions and its generous, silken palate texture makes for yet another phenomenal Chardonnay success from Twill Cellars. Chris Dickson and Molly and Darrel Roby began Twill to explore Oregon’s unique wine terroirs. The trio works organically in the vineyard and performs minimal intervention in the winery with the goal of expressing the variations of land and vintage through the lenses of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Syrah. Casting a gorgeous lemon-gold in the glass, Twill’s 2018 Chardonnay – raised in neutral oak barrels – bursts from the glass with textbook Willamette Valley Chardonnay aromas of lightly toasted cashew nuts, lemongrass, orange blossoms, and graham cracker. Laser-focused and impeccably balanced, the wine layers the palate with waves of lemony fruit, salty soil, lime curd, and fresh ginger root. At its sub-$20 tariff, this wine delivers! Buy this terrific Willamette Valley Chardonnay by the case for enjoyment now and over the coming five years with broiled salmon, freshwater fishes in a beurre blanc sauce, light poultry preparations, sauteed vegetables, and gratin dauphinois. Only 242 cases produced.