Chardonnay Dundee Hills

Chris Mazepink spent years as winemaker and general manager at Archery Summit before purchasing a 7-acre property in the Dundee Hills in 2013 — adjacent to both Domaine Drouhin and Archery Summit, on the eastern-facing flanks of the hill, shaded by 70-year-old walnut trees that give the estate its name. He and his sons Archer and Charles cleared and planted the land by hand in 2014–15, focusing on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir on the region's signature Jory volcanic red soils. The estate is farmed organically and biodynamically. The Dundee Hills Chardonnay is a regional blend sourcing from the White Walnut estate plus a selection of neighboring Dundee Hills sites — a gateway into Chris's site-specific program that has earned 95–97 point scores from Decanter, The Wine Advocate, Jeb Dunnuck, and James Suckling across recent vintages. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.