Wayfarer 'Ways of Wayfarer' Waters Ranch Vineyard Chardonnay, Atlas Peak, USA 2024

Ways of Wayfarer are wines that carry forward the past with a fresh vision.  The Waters Ranch Vineyard Chardonnay honors the first chapter of the Pahlmeyer legacy.  Planted in the late 1990s by Jayson Pahlmeyer with developer David Abreu, Waters Ranch is draped over the Vaca Mountain Range at 2,200 feet – one of the highest-elevation vineyards in Napa Valley.  To this day, the Pahlmeyer family has retained ownership of Waters Ranch, and Cleo Pahlmeyer is now introducing wines from their vineyard under the Ways of Wayfarer label.  These wines honor the history of the vineyard and the iconic wines that have come from it, reimagined through a new, modern lens. 

"The 2024 Chardonnay Waters Ranch is another fabulous wine in this range.  Apricot, lemon confit, tangerine oil, mint and white pepper are some of the notes that grace this exquisite, nuanced Chardonnay.  All of this fruit is from core parcels that once informed the Pahlmeyer Chardonnay, done in a more contemporary style that is hugely appealing." Vinous 94-96