Martin Woods "Temperance Hill Vineyard" Eola-Amity Hills Chardonnay 2023

Decanter : 97 Points

(8/26/2025) Coming from this high-elevation, cool-climate site where tension meets golden richness, the 2023 Chardonnay Temperance Hill Vineyard is a bright straw-silver color and is savory and complex with white pepper, beeswax, almond, filbert, rocky earth, yellow flowers, and melon rind. Aged a year in barrel, it’s medium to full-bodied, with a chalky, dewy freshness, pear-like fruit, and an energetic texture. Drink over the next 12 years.

Jeb Dunnuck : 95+ Points

(5/13/2025) Planted initially for a sparkling wine project, vineyard manager Dai Crisp offered this Chardonnay, planted in 2016, to Evan Martin. Taut, mineral and fragrant with a note of wild white florals, this wine brilliantly balances acid and tension with depth of concentrated Meyer lemon pulp. There's a soaring salinity and acidity; it's intense, fresh and dynamic. This is his first vineyard-designated Temperance Hill Chardonnay, but will certainly not be the last. A masterclass in Eola-Amity Chardonnay terroir, undeniably one of the country's top appellations for this noble variety. Drinking Window: 2025 - 2039.