2017 Sixto Chardonnay Uncovered Washington
$37.53
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2017 Sixto Chardonnay Uncovered Washington
2017 Sixto Chardonnay Uncovered Washington A cuvee of our three single-vineyard Chardonnays this wine is loaded with tropical fruit Meyer lemon and citrus blossoms. Medium body with real mid-palate density then crushed stone minerality and beautiful length in the mouth.
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