Clos du Soleil Winery
Clos du Soleil Chardonnay Washington Series
Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
2024
Vintage
Varietal
Chardonnay
ABV
Where it is, July 2026
At Peak: in the heart of its drinking window (2026-2029).
The 2024 Clos du Soleil Washington Series Chardonnay is ready to open now, with the producer describing fresh tension alongside concentrated fruit, floral aromatics and a long palate. Serve it with food while the apple, pear, pineapple, baked-apple and honeycomb notes remain framed by its bright acidity.
The ‘24 Clos du Soleil Chardonnay Washington Series.
A 2024 Washington Series Chardonnay from Clos du Soleil, concentrated and food-ready with orchard fruit, floral notes and bright tension.
Drinking window
As Cellared editorial guidance: this drinking window is a calculated cellar recommendation, not a claim about the bottle's documented facts.
Tasting note
Clos du Soleil describes its 2024 Washington Series Chardonnay as rich and complex, with freshness and tension that keep the palate energetic. The wine is golden in the glass, and the producer identifies apple, pear, chamomile, honeysuckle, beeswax and meadow grass on the nose. Those details create an aromatic profile that moves between orchard fruit, florals and a lightly waxy, meadow-like lift. On the palate, the technical sheet describes a concentrated and long Chardonnay with pineapple, baked apple, honeycomb and quince. The fruit picture is therefore broader than a simple citrus-led Chardonnay: fresh apple and pear sit beside riper baked-apple, pineapple and honeycomb notes, while the producer's emphasis on tension keeps the style from reading as merely rich. The stated 7.6 g/L of titratable acidity and 12.6% alcohol support that balance of flavor depth and brightness. The wine was made from 100% Chardonnay grown at Airport Ranch Estates in Yakima Valley, Washington. It was harvested by hand on 2 October 2024 at peak maturity, pressed immediately, lightly cold-settled, then fermented entirely in older French oak puncheons. Five months of lees aging with weekly stirring followed before bottling on 3 March 2025. Clos du Soleil says this gentle handling was intended to preserve and showcase the natural beauty of the fruit, and it presents the finished wine as a complex Chardonnay whose richness is especially well suited to food.
The 2024 vintage
The 2024 Washington Series Chardonnay was harvested by hand at peak maturity on 2 October 2024 from Airport Ranch Estates in the Yakima Valley AVA. The producer reports immediate pressing after harvest, light cold-settling, fermentation in older French oak puncheons, and five months on lees with weekly stirring before a 3 March 2025 bottling. The technical sheet identifies 100% Chardonnay, 12.6% alcohol, 7.6 g/L titratable acidity, pH 3.50 and 0.4 g/L residual sugar.
About Clos du Soleil Winery
Clos du Soleil produced this Washington Series Chardonnay with grapes from Airport Ranch Estates in Yakima Valley, Washington, while its technical information identifies Michael Clark as winemaker. The producer presents the wine as a demonstration of the vineyard site's character, combining an orchard-fruit and floral aromatic profile with a concentrated, long palate. Its cellar work was deliberately restrained: the fruit was hand-harvested and pressed immediately, the juice was only lightly clarified, and fermentation took place entirely in older French oak puncheons. Five months on lees with weekly stirring added texture before bottling. The producer says gentle handling at every stage was intended to preserve the natural beauty of the fruit.
From the cellar: pair with
Roast chicken with tarragon
The Chardonnay's concentrated palate, baked-apple and honeycomb notes have enough texture for roast chicken, while tarragon keeps the dish aromatic rather than heavy.
Seared scallops with brown butter and apple
The producer describes freshness and tension alongside apple, pear and pineapple notes, which can complement sweet scallops and a lightly nutty brown-butter sauce.
Mushroom risotto with aged cheese
Lees aging and older French oak give the wine a food-ready texture, while its acidity can balance the richness of risotto and aged cheese.
Service & cellaring
- Serving Temp
- As Cellared editorial guidance: confirm producer-specific serving temperature after source repair.
- Decanting
- A full decant is not necessary. Chill the bottle, pour a first glass, and let it warm slightly in the glass so the producer-described floral, orchard-fruit and honeycomb notes can develop.
- Cellar Storage
- As Cellared editorial guidance: store in a dark, stable cellar away from temperature swings.
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Frequently Asked
What is Clos du Soleil Washington Series Chardonnay 2024?
It is a 100% Chardonnay from Airport Ranch Estates in Yakima Valley, Washington. Clos du Soleil describes a rich, complex wine with freshness and tension, aromatic notes of apple, pear, chamomile, honeysuckle, beeswax and meadow grass, and a concentrated palate of pineapple, baked apple, honeycomb and quince.
How was the 2024 Chardonnay made?
The grapes were hand-harvested at peak maturity on 2 October 2024 and pressed immediately. After light cold-settling, the wine fermented entirely in older French oak puncheons, then spent five months on lees with weekly stirring before bottling on 3 March 2025.
What are the technical details for this wine?
The producer lists 100% Chardonnay, 12.6% alcohol, pH 3.50, titratable acidity of 7.6 g/L, residual sugar of 0.4 g/L and total production of 334 cases. Those details accompany the producer's description of a rich but fresh, food-ready Chardonnay.
What should I pair with Clos du Soleil Chardonnay 2024?
Clos du Soleil says the wine's richness pairs beautifully with food. Roast chicken with tarragon, scallops with a gentle brown-butter sauce, or mushroom risotto are useful choices because they meet the wine's texture while leaving room for its floral, orchard-fruit and bright-acid profile.