Hacienda Monasterio, Ribera Del Duero Size:12x750ml The 2016 Chardonnay Genevieve's Block

The 2016 Chardonnay Genevieve's Block simply sings of jasmine

Baked apple tart

it shows what this producer can do in a great vintage

This is perfectly good but not what I would call classic

cigar box and dusty soil plus a touch of garrigue

Hacienda Monasterio, Ribera Del Duero Size:12x750ml The 2016 Chardonnay Genevieve's BlockDeep red. Seductively perfumed nose offers deep raspberry and rose scents along with bright minerality. Fleshy red fruit flavors deliver a powerful but controlled punch, with complicating notes of sexy oak spice and good mineral lift. An exotic orange peel quality builds on the long, silky finish, which is strikingly pure and persistent. Josh Raynolds