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Lavinea Eola-Amity Hills Chardonnay Elton Vineyard 2018

$5999
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A powerful, savory Oregon Chardonnay from one of the Eola-Amity Hills' benchmark sites, made by a winemaker who learned the grape in Burgundy before Oregon ever called. Isabelle Meunier trained at the University of Dijon and in New Zealand, worked under Pascal Marchand at Domaine de la Vougeraie and with Blair Walter at Felton Road, and it was Marchand who recommended her to Dominique Lafon — which is how she landed the winemaking job at Evening Land in 2007. Lavinea is the project she now runs with Greg Ralston, built around some of the oldest and most renowned vineyard sources in the Willamette Valley, with the aim of getting the purest possible voice of each site into the bottle. Elton, planted on the east-southeast slopes of the Eola Hills on volcanic Jory and Nekia soils between 250 and 500 feet, is exactly that kind of site: the cold Pacific air that funnels through the Van Duzer Corridor keeps the acidity taut even as the fruit builds real depth. The result is Chardonnay with genuine power and a concentrated, savory perfume — closer in spirit to white Burgundy than to any California reference point, and a reminder of how serious the Willamette Valley's whites have become.

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  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Wine Enthusiast

94 points

"Deeply extracted flavors of Meyer lemon, apple and peach are cloaked in lighter touches of new oak. Some 20% of the barrels were new, and the wine spent about a year and a half aging prior to bottling in March 2020. The wine soaks in deliciously, completely coating the palate and lingering down and through an extended finish with hints of butter and roasted peanuts." —Paul Gregutt

More about Lavinea

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2018

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity , Spicy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast chicken, lobster, or creamy risotto; a rich, powerful Chardonnay pairing.

Tasting Profile

Powerful and concentrated with a savory, perfumed character.

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