La Reyna Blanca Chardonnay

2022
La Reyna Blanca Chardonnay

The 2022 La Reyna Blanca Chardonnay is goldenrod in the glass. Tropical aromatics of starfruit, citrus blossom, and banana muffin lead to flavors of orange oil, white peach, challah bread, and maldon salt. Full bodied with seamless balance the wine is both dense and weightless. The long finish is pure pleasure with orange cream, marshmallow, and hazelnut.

Labeled Appellation

Royal Slope

Varietal(s)

100% Chardonnay

Vinification

Fermented in barrel, slow and cool, over the course of months. Aged in the same barrel that it was fermented in, for 20 months, 100% new French oak barrels

Alcohol

14.8%

Cases Produced

111

Vintage Notes

The 2022 Tenor La Reyna Blanca Chardonnay is a single vineyard wine from the Royal Slope AVA.

The winemaking team worked with our vineyard manager to restrict yields, creating concentrated, expressive berries. Canopy management and irrigation strategies were implemented to highlight the unique aspects of the vintage. Flavor development and sugar accumulation occurred on a similar trajectory.

Harvest was in the early mornings of the first week of October. At the winery, the fruit was whole cluster pressed directly to 100% new French oak.

Barrels of varying formats were selected to create layers of complexity. Fermentation was done at a low temperature, lasting several months. Full malolactic fermentation added weight and texture. The wine was barrel aged for 20 months and then racked off of its lees after one year. The final blend was cold stabilized in tank, and bottled unfined and unfiltered, producing only 111 cases.

The final wine is 100% Chardonnay, Clones 76, 95, 96, planted in 2013

Expert Reviews & Scores

Virginie Boonejebdunnuck.com

100 / 100

A hedonistic, floral beauty with a rich midpalate, the 2022 Chardonnay La Reyna Blanca Vineyard is exquisite, from a single site and barrel aged 20 months, with only 111 cases made. White peach is the star, with an intensity of spiced oak and lush texture rounding out its depth of expressive complexity and irresistible mix of cardamom, clove, and marzipan. The wine truly wows and will stay with you long after the bottle is gone. It’s well worth aging 10-12 years, if not more.

Jeremy Young, International Wine Report

97 / 100

Hints of lanolin, vanilla bean, and white tea leaf unfold with air, adding sophistication to its already compelling profile. The finish is long and seamless, echoing with stone fruit, baking spice, and a mineral clarity that reflects both vineyard character and winemaking precision. This Chardonnay captures the radiance and purity of the vintage in a way that feels both powerful and restrained, making it the most striking whites in the Tenor lineup. Highly recommended and editor’s choice.

Owen Bargreenowenbargreen.com

96 / 100

The outstanding 2022 Tenor ‘La Reyna Blanca’ Chardonnay is set in the Royal Slope AVA, planted near the Solaksen Vineyard. Pink lady apple and creme brûlée notes meld well with baking spice dusted pie crust and shades of roasted pineapple on the nose. The palate is world-class in terms of depth and freshness with loads of mouth-watering acidity. A gorgeous bottling now, enjoy over the next ten plus years.

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