This consistently classy wine is harvested from 'select vineyards' and handled in French oak casks. Already highly enjoyable, but well worth cellaring, the 2021 vintage (5*) is a bright, light lemon/green wine, fragrant and full-bodied. Concentrated and savoury, it has rich, ripe, peachy, mealy, slightly buttery and toasty flavours, fresh, balanced acidity, and excellent complexity and length. Best drinking mid-2023+.
Details
Type: White Wines
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2021
Overall Rating for All Vintages Tasted: ★★★★★ – 5 Stars
Price: $36 NZD
Sweetness: DRY
Value for Money: AV
This wine is a Potential Classic.
When to drink: 2023
Past Vintages:
Vintage: 2018; Winemaker’s Rating: 6/7; When to Drink: 20 – 25
Vintage: 2017; Winemaker’s Rating: 6/7; When to Drink: 20 – 24
Vintage: 2016; Winemaker’s Rating: 6/7; When to Drink: 20 – 23
Vintage: 2015; Winemaker’s Rating: 7/7; When to Drink: 20 – 23
Vintage: 2014; Winemaker’s Rating: 7/7; When to Drink: 20 – 22
Vintage: 2013; Winemaker’s Rating: 7/7; When to Drink: 20 – 21
Notes: WR provided by wineries. P = Peaked.
Reviewed March 2022