Walter Scott La Combe Verte Chardonnay 2023

When you look at the Willamette Valley Chardonnay train, you will see Walter Scott driving it. The style, the framing of the conversation, Chardonnay's popularity within the context of Willamette Valley wines—Ken and Erica have been instrumental in changing the landscape for the Willamette Valley's Chardonnay renaissance both in the marketplace with wine drinkers and in cellars with winemakers.  It all begins with La Combe Verte. Melding substance and style, a textured tapestry of delectable fruit woven with flowers, minerals, and vivacious acidity, La Combe Verte is first and foremost fun to sip. A dream-team of vineyards make up this wine: Freedom Hill, Hyland, Koosah, Sojeau, and Witness Tree.  We're well passed a decade of surging Chardonnay popularity so we sometimes take for granted some of the basics of the Chardonnay conversation, for example: what is this Chardonnay like? Winemaker Ken Pahlow's self-described style is "classic," unquestionably leaning toward and learning from