For Chardonnay to secure a place in our portfolio is rare enough; the feat is even more noteworthy when the cynosure arrives from outside France. This version, the first we’ve delivered from Schneider, conveys all the virtues of the variety and none of its vices. Hailing from the gently sloped, calcareous soils around Weil am Rhein, it undergoes full ML while resting one year in neutral barrels and six months in tank, achieving the dual pleasure of being welcoming in its Chardonnay-ness and assuredly German in its crystalline litheness.