Executive Editor Jim Gordon’s latest Wine Crush is the Nickel & Nickel Chardonnay Truchard Vineyard 2023 from Napa Valley’s Carneros region. Sourced from one of the area’s oldest estate vineyards, this vintage embraces the fresher, more linear style of chardonnay emerging in California. Expect vibrant notes of crisp green apples and Bosc pears, moving away from the rich, buttery styles of the past. This is where chardonnay is headed – bright, focused and refreshing.