Finely wrought and delicate, the 2014 Evening Land Seven Springs Vineyard La Source Chardonnay shows off beautiful tapicity. If you’re not convinced of Oregon’s Chardonnay Renaissance, than do seek out a bottle from Evening Land. Orchard fruit, mandarin orange, and an ethereal top note that drifts from iodine to acacia flowers to mint. Stylish and self-possessed, with fleshy pear at the center balanced by bright acidic verve—the thrust is at the finish, underpinned by minerally, wet porcelain clay tones. Sample
9.3 Points