Named after Claire, Luc’s daughter, who has now become a part of the winery as of this year, the 2023 Chardonnay Ma Princesse also has a hazy bright yellow hue and comes from the Ritchie Vineyard in the Russian River Valley. Made entirely from old Wente clone, it’s a pure white with a darker hint of delicate reduction, a smoky, stony feel, and notes of ripe apples, melon, orange blosssom, and sherbet. It’s long on the palate, with a full-bodied feel, and has a deeper, mouthwatering mineral persistence. It has the stylistic decadence you come to expect from Morlet, but it has a long mineral feel. Drink 2026-2038.

The 2023 Chardonnay Ma Princesse prances out with showy scents of apple butter, juicy pears, and persimmons, leading to an undercurrent of lime blossoms, baking bread, and salty almonds. The full-bodied palate is intense and bright with tightly wound orchard fruit layers, a racy backbone, and creamy texture, finishing long and lifted.