2019 Martin Woods "Havlin Vineyard" Van Duzer Corridor Chardonnay

This is likely to be the first of a few offers we have coming your way over the next couple weeks from this incredible winery that we have just started working with from Oregon. In the past few months every time I read an article or saw new scores in a tasting report for Oregon time and time again at the top of the list, with huge scores, was Martin Woods. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Decanter, International Wine Report...all with glowing things to say about these wines being some of the most exciting in the region...and yet I'd never tasted them! Well, something just had to be done about that. So, I sent a note to Evan Woods the winemaker / co-proprietor of the winery and was pleased to hear back from him even in the midst of harvest. Samples arrived a few days later and we scheduled a time to taste through the wines together "virtually" (very 2020) so I could get his personal reflections on the wines as I tasted. Wow! What a tasting, almost two hours and more than a dozen wines later I was simply flabbergasted by the level of quality, precision and complexity across the board. I could see right away what all the critics had recognized in these wines...they're simply some of the best wines being made in Oregon today, period. The first wine we're offering from Martin Woods is also an opportunity for you folks to try out these wines, to see what all the buzz is about, and do it for a super affordable price! The 2019 Havlin Vineyard Chardonnay is a wine that Evan made for a few vintages but is no longer getting the fruit from this cold and windy site in the Van Duzer Coridoor. Because this is the last release of this wine, he made us a great deal to go along side the other single vineyard wines we brought in. Havlin Vineyard sits on an exposed hillside at around 400ft from the valley floor. The soils are ancient marine sedimentary soils lending a powerful minerality to the wine. This is vibrant, focused Chardonnay with lots of crunchy orchard fruit, yellow stone fruit hints, slivered almond, freshly baked bread crust, oyster shell salinity with ripe citrus providing a nice zesty cut on the finish. Really well rounded, layered, complex Chardonnay that gives you a great feel for just how talented Evan is in the cellar! Watch out for his rising star winery that is about to blow up the Oregon wine scene!