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Purple Hands - Chardonnay - Dundee Reserve2022

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June 2025
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Purple Hands - Chardonnay - Dundee Reserve label
  • Producer Purple Hands Wine
  • Blend 100% Chardonnay
  • Country USA
  • Region Oregon
  • Appellation Dundee Hills
  • UPC 0 15643 75369 5

Reviews

James Suckling 91

Notes of mangoes, peaches and sliced pears with hints of honeysuckle, walnuts and pastry crust. Medium- to full-bodied, vivid and juicy with some chalkiness. Fresh and mouthwatering. Drink or hold.

by JS, James Suckling , 2024

Wine Enthusiast 93

The Dundee Hills are alive with the scent of this wine. Golden Delicious apple and earthy hyacinth aromas fill the air, along with a mineral touch of talc. Then, lemon butter and green tea flavors waltz with notes of almond, peach and basil. Aged in concrete and stainless steel, this is a sleek, acidity-driven beauty.

by MA, Wine Enthusiast , 2024

Decanter 93

This effusively aromatic Chardonnay opens with crushed slate and lime aromas that mingle with smoky flint and white flowers. The palate offers up electric green mangoes, lemon grass and sea spray salinity. The Dundee Reserve Chardonnay is from the estate Haakon/Lenai vineyard a blend of two Dijon clones, 76 and 95.

by CP, Decanter , 2024

Jeb Dunnuck 93

From 27-year-old vines, the 2022 Chardonnay Dundee Reserve is a bright silver straw hue and has a light reductive note, as well as notes of fresh alpine herbs, citrus pith, quince, green apple, and wet stone. Medium-bodied, it is refreshing and long on the palate, with a chalky texture, clean lift, and a long, even finish.

by AF, Jeb Dunnuck , 2024

Wine Advocate 91

The 2022 Chardonnay Dundee Hills Reserve comes from Cody and Marque Wright's new Haakon Lenai Vineyard. Fermented and matured in stainless steel, it opens with touches of matchstick and takes some time to reveal scents of yellow apples, meringue, beeswax and almonds. The light-bodied palate features understated, flinty fruit and spicy tones. Its lightly creamy texture is balanced by vibrant acidity, and it has a long, gently leesy finish. It will benefit from a year or two in bottle or some time in a decanter.

by EB, Wine Advocate , 2024

Wine Spectator 92

This vibrant, refreshing version builds richness and polish as it takes on pear, nectarine and orange blossom accents, which linger at length.

by TF, Wine Spectator , 2024

Technical Details

Description

The newest wine in the estaes line up is the Dundee Reserve Chardonnay. This wine was created to celebrate the wild geography of the Dundee Hills, a special winegrowing region, home to some of Oregon's most renowed wines.

Estate

Purple Hands Vineyards celebrates site-specific pinot noir and chardonnay that unearth the Willamette Valley’s long evolutionary history. Using traditional winemaking techniques, they strive to produce wines that convey an honest expression of each of their vineyards—its grapevines and cultivation, soil and stone, sunshine and rain. All of their wines undergo native fermentation and remain unfined and unfiltered at bottling to preserve their natural, wild character. Achieving elegance in this pursuit is the passion and art of their craft.

Tasting notes

the dundee Reserve Chardonnay is very expressive with lemon meringue, graham cracker, crisp green apple and pineapple. Great balance and intensity with a very long finish. A delicous wine for any fine cuisine.