Purple Hands Dundee Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2023 CRV5 an obscure Provencal grape almost

an obscure Provencal grape almost no one else champions

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Comprising four of our region’s unique sub-districts

roughly half of it new

with warm days and cool nights producing wines of depth and freshness in equal measure

Purple Hands Dundee Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2023 CRV5 an obscure Provencal grape almostCody Wright (son of Ken Wright) launched Purple Hands in 2005 (later joined by his wife Marque), and the Reserve Chardonnay is a Dundee Hills reserve selection sourced from blocks of the estate Haakon Lenai vineyard in the Dundee Hills, planted in the red Jory volcanic soils that define the area. Dry farmed and organically tended, the wine is built for tension rather than richness: bright citrus and orchard fruit, a stony mineral spine and judicious