Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Basalt 2021 PET-NAT raised in used barrels

raised in used barrels

blended with a splash of still Bouzy red for its delicate salmon color

This Chambertin will develop its full potential over the next 15-20 years

Carignane and Alicante Bouschet planted right alongside and picked together

Angustifolia rubescens (wild harvested)

Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Basalt 2021 PET-NAT raised in used barrelsAtomique3 is a small Willamette Valley project built around a simple, geeky premise: what if you took the same Chardonnay grapes and bottled the soils side by side? Le Basalt comes from blocks planted on volcanic basaltthe dark, iron rich bedrock of the Eola Amity Hills and the high benches of the valley. The result is the more structured, mineral, and savory of the pair, with a flinty edge and a tight, linear shape. Lovers of taut, Chablisien