2012 Peay Vineyards Chardonnay Estate - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (1/14/2016)
Apples, citrus and a dash of oak that is well balanced with the fruit are the main elements that come out at first. It actually takes quite a while to get much more, and for the mid-palate to flesh out, as this wine is very tight. Even warming did not do much to open it up texturally, only time did the job. My only bottle, but for those who have some it might be best to hold for a while. Essentially zero prior experience with Peay, so it's not clear to me if that tight, focused style is the end game or merely a phase. If I had more I would wait and see, as the raw materials are very nice.
