Walter Scott Freedom Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 (750ML)

98 JD / 95 DE

From a vineyard that Ken Pahlow calls his favorite, the bright silver/yellow 2022 Chardonnay Freedom Hill Vineyard is more detailed on the nose, with perfectly balanced reduction, white pepper, citrus blossoms, lime zest, pristine green apples, and delicate toast spice. It’s balanced with a highly focused feel and has pristine, great length, an elegant, linear feel, ripe acidity, and a beautiful texture. Stash this away and come back to it over the next 10 or more years. 425 cases were produced.- Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck

Reductive notes of smoky lime and flint announce the aromatics of this Chardonnay from Mt Pisgah's Freedom Hill Vineyard. The elegance and austerity of this mineral-rich wine spring forward with complimentary sea air and grilled pineapple aromas. The palate is lively, bright, and mineral-driven, as gobs of briny oyster shell touch off laser-focused citrus and smoky chipped flint.-Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

Are These The Best White Wines in America? Walter Scott’s Chardonnays have yet to get all the attention they deserve. Don’t expect that to last forever.
Paler and greener-tinged than the 2021 (the notes for that one are below). Sweeter on the nose at this stage, too, but this really zings, like a pleasingly sweet and purely refreshing Meyer lemon. A very particular minerality shaping this one, or rather an almost particulate one—like you could count the individual shards, because its presentation is so fine and precise. Serious energy and drive; with stunning balance and tension between fruit, acid, structure, and oak. Fun stuff for sure at the moment, but don’t drink this now: this one’s going places. - Jon Fine, New Wine Review