Hendry Unoaked Napa Valley Chardonnay 2024 26REASONABLE The base spirit for the

The base spirit for the Astral Pacific Gin is crafted from clementines grown on the family farm in Bakersfield

no shortcuts

real freshness

Polished to 35%

and it does its best work with a slight chill and a table full of food

Hendry Unoaked Napa Valley Chardonnay 2024 26REASONABLE The base spirit for theThe Hendry family has farmed the same ranch at the foot of Mt. Veeder since 1939, and this is the bottling where they get out of the way. No barrel, no oak, no makeup: the Chardonnay goes into stainless steel and stays there, so what you taste is the fruit and the cool marine air that funnels into the southern end of the valley. The vines are older, low yielding Dijon plantings from the mid 1990s, which is where the concentration comes from. It's a