WINEMAKER’S NOTES

Medium wheat-straw in hue. The nose begins demurely with pear and golden pineapple, evolving into warm notes of caramel, butterscotch, and toasted almond. On the palate, vibrant Granny Smith apple acidity contrasts beautifully with the wine’s round texture, unfolding into layers of creamy lemon meringue and fine minerality. The finish is bright, balanced, and persistent.

Vintage Notes:  What a dream vintage 2024 was! Nearly perfect growing temperatures all season long presented very few farming challenges, other than a rather large crop that required substantial fruit thinning. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many clusters on the ground to reach our desired crop level for quality. Our Estate Pinot Noir was all harvested on September 28th, with the Chardonnay coming two days later. The gorgeous, cool September rendered amazing flavors to the fruit with crisp acidities. I am pleased to say they have all the characteristics of an all-time Willamette Valley vintage!

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CHRIS FIGGINS
CEO & Winemaking Director
Figgins Family Wine Estates

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

95 pts - Owen Bargreen

An amazing edition of this wine, the 2024 TOIL Chardonnay was stored in a small portion of new French oak before bottling. It comes off fresh, heady, and dense. Yellow plum, gardenia flowers, and shades of buttered and baking spice-laced sourdough bread all combine on this complex nose. The palate is elegant and seamless throughout the drinking experience, as the terrific flavor density plays with the mouth-watering acidity and glorious length. This is a big, bold, and delicious Oregon Chardonnay that has a long life ahead of it. Give it about 30 minutes in the decanter if enjoying now. Drink 2026-2038

95 pts - International Wine Report

A brief decant of about 30 minutes helps the 2024 Toil Chardonnay gather itself, though even on opening, it already shows impressive poise. This new release leans into breadth and concentration, with scents of white peach, acacia blossom, sweet cream, and a gentle note of clove, drawn in part from its measured use of new French oak. What stands out most is the way its richness is tempered by a finely cut spine of acidity, carrying the wine across the palate with seamless texture and respected focus. For all its generosity, Toil remains controlled and luminous, a full-bodied Oregon Chardonnay built to reward both present attention and patient cellaring.

92 pts - James Suckling

Aromas of orchard fruit, vanilla cream, and crushed hazelnuts. The silky palate shows bright flavors of citrus and green apples with warm undertones of toasted spices and poached pears. Drink now.