Lohpfad, Chardonnay, 2023

A graceful bouquet full of ripe but controlled fruit and a wash of fine acidity on the finish. The Lohpfad typically offers a bit more strength compared to the Auf dem Haun. Lohpfad is a small parcel within the Ingelheimer Schlossberg vineyard, facing southeast. It is characterised by clay marl in the subsoil and an upper layer of loam. It is the highest and technically coolest site that Adams works with, though it is protected by trees, and sees a fraction of the wind that the Auf dem Haun receives, so the jury is out as to which is really the cooler. Raised for a year in a combination of German stückfass (1200L) and French barrique, 20% new.