{"product_id":"stony-hill-vineyard-chardonnay-shv-2023-napa-valley-california-750ml-xx","title":"Stony Hill Vineyard Chardonnay SHV 2023 (Napa Valley, California)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAbout the Winery:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIn 1943, Fred McCrea and his wife, Eleanor, stumbled onto a 168-acre plot of land hidden away on the slopes of Spring Mountain, which they purchased and later named Stony Hill Vineyard. With their love for French white wines combined with the ideal growing conditions of their property, the McCreas built the first post-prohibition winery in 1951 and released their inaugural vintage the following year. Stony Hill’s terroir and climate mirrored that of Burgundy, made of volcanic mountain soil with a limestone sub-layer and a northeast-facing hillside, making it perfect to craft their preferred style of Chardonnay. Some would later refer to Stony Hill as “America’s greatest white wine estate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2020 the Lawrence Family became the next family to own the historic estate. Under the watchful eye of managing partner, Carlton McCoy Jr., Stony Hill has taken careful steps to preserve its legacy in the Napa Valley, keeping the integrity of the land and winemaking style intact. The estate vineyards continue to be farmed organically and focus on sustainable vineyard cultivation, while careful attention is put forth to honor the past and embrace the future of Stony Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStony Hill has produced Chardonnay for nearly 75 years now. Our “SHV” Series of wines is our effort to bring our expertise and passion for this variety to bear with purchased fruit from our respected neighbors in the Napa Valley, making the wine in the same spirit and style that we make our estate Chardonnay. Fresh, vibrant, and citrusy, this limited edition wine is made in the same balanced, ageworthy style that has made Stony Hill a legend. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Wine:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHV Napa Valley incorporates grapes from three vineyards including their estate, Haynes (Coombsville) and Heitz Quartz Creek (Oak Knoll). \u003c\/span\u003eThe 2023 ‘SHV’ Chardonnay embodies signature traits from cool-climate Napa Valley sites. Mineral-driven, elegant, and built to cellar for years to come. Farmed using low intervention farming methods and vinified in a classic style that evokes the purity of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppellation: Napa Valley\u003cbr\u003eBarrel Ageing: 18 months in new and used French oak\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis wine is medium gold in color; sweetly fruited, including perhaps from its elevage, this wine smells like ripe pineapple, nectarine, yellow peaches, papaya, butter and vanilla. But there is an aromatic lift from some citrus undertones. Clearly Chardonnay, but with balance and plenty of life, this wine tastes like honeydew melon, golden apples, white nectarine, pomelo, pineapple guava, lemon zest and a note of lime. The texture is rounded sporting a present phenolic grip, but it is never heavy as its support is its lively acidity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRatings \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 Points - James Suckling (2024):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Aromas of sliced citrus, wet stones, white flowers, iodine, beeswax, phosphorous and flint. The palate shows a textural, mid-weighted mouthfeel and fine acidity that lead to a minerally, saline and nervy finish. Atypical for Napa, with only a little fruit from the famed Stony Hill vineyards on Spring Mountain. This is a fine chardonnay with 30% malolactic fermentation. Drink or hold.\" (Mar 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOUTHERN","offers":[{"title":"750 ml","offer_id":53813872755053,"sku":null,"price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0481\/8940\/7391\/files\/StonyHillChardscreenshot-2026-03-24-at-64202-pm-69c33da5e09d6_2cdbe2d3-99ad-41b9-b213-0450b7f9e6c9.jpg?v=1778717199","url":"https:\/\/artisan.wine\/products\/stony-hill-vineyard-chardonnay-shv-2023-napa-valley-california-750ml-xx","provider":"Artisan W\u0026S","version":"1.0","type":"link"}