Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Sédementaire 2021 Wine Bar | Ghost Town at 50-150 meters elevation

at 50-150 meters elevation

Strawberry and tart cranberry lead

Herbs and earth give the wine depth

Estate-grown blue agave thrives in the region's iconic iron-rich crimson soil

and talk about optimal drinking windows

Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Sédementaire 2021 Wine Bar | Ghost Town at 50-150 meters elevationLe Sedimentaire is Atomique3's counterpoint to Le Basaltsame grape, same vintage, different ground. This bottling comes from Willamette sites with sedimentary, marine derived soils, the kind that tend to give rounder, more open knit Chardonnays. Expect riper orchard fruit, a softer palate shape, and a slightly more generous mouthfeel without losing the cool climate freshness Oregon does so well. It's the friendlier, more immediately charming half of