Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Basalt 2021 PURYEARSALE Their 2022 "Jus Rond" blends

Their 2022 "Jus Rond" blends Pinot Noir

refined finish with lingering notes of citrus

for decades

this Alban-clone Syrah from Santa Lucia Highlands has matured into something extraordinary

Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Basalt 2021 PURYEARSALE Their 2022 "Jus Rond" blendsAtomique3 is a small Willamette Valley project built around a simple, geeky premise: what if you took the same Chardonnay grapes and bottled the soils side by side? Le Basalt comes from blocks planted on volcanic basaltthe dark, iron rich bedrock of the Eola Amity Hills and the high benches of the valley. The result is the more structured, mineral, and savory of the pair, with a flinty edge and a tight, linear shape. Lovers of taut, Chablisien