The 2022 Firetree FIDEM Chardonnay is a wine of exceptional depth, beautifully integrated richness, and the kind of serious California Chardonnay character that rewards those who seek out wines of genuine substance and aging potential. Now with a year or two of additional bottle age since its release, the 2022 FIDEM is entering a beautiful secondary drinking window where the initial freshness of the vintage is beginning to seamlessly integrate with the wine's structural components, revealing layers of complexity — toasty, nutty, honeyed, and mineral — that make this one of the most rewarding Chardonnays in the Firetree portfolio's history. The 2022 California growing season, warm and generous, gave the FIDEM Chardonnay outstanding natural concentration and richness that Firetree vinified with their customary precision and restraint. In the glass: aromas of ripe golden apple, white peach, toasted hazelnut, fresh brioche, lemon curd, and a saline mineral note of real precision lead to a full-bodied, creamy, and beautifully structured palate of excellent natural acidity and a long, layered, deeply satisfying finish.