Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Sédementaire 2021 campaign-feature Castellare practices sustainable viticulture focused

Castellare practices sustainable viticulture focused on biodiversity—each vintage sports a different bird on the label

Rich and fruity

and almost nobody in California plants it

Aged for 36 months on lees

Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Sédementaire 2021 campaign-feature Castellare practices sustainable viticulture focusedLe Sedimentaire is Atomique3's counterpoint to Le Basaltsame grape, same vintage, different ground. This bottling comes from Willamette sites with sedimentary, marine derived soils, the kind that tend to give rounder, more open knit Chardonnays. Expect riper orchard fruit, a softer palate shape, and a slightly more generous mouthfeel without losing the cool climate freshness Oregon does so well. It's the friendlier, more immediately charming half of