A strong showing for this Chardonnay. In a great place today!
A strong showing for this Chardonnay. In a great place today!
Mar 29th, 2018
Beautiful precise chardonnay. Pale straw. The nose has some struck match, peach, and mealy oak. The palate is crisp and precise but also explosive. Lemon curd, vanilla, and a salty mineral undertow. Quite broad fruit with very brisk acidity making the grippy citrus carry on forever. On the sour side rather so best with food, but this will settle further and age beautifully. Glad I have a case!!
Beautiful precise chardonnay. Pale straw. The nose has some struck match, peach, and mealy oak. The palate is crisp and precise but also explosive. Lemon curd, vanilla, and a salty mineral undertow. Quite broad fruit with very brisk acidity making the grippy citrus carry on forever. On the sour side rather so best with food, but this will settle further and age beautifully. Glad I have a case!!
Mar 18th, 2022
Striking, reductive, great minerality, texture and length
Striking, reductive, great minerality, texture and length
Dec 8th, 2021Serious wine. Easily Burgundy 1er cru level in terms of size, structure, and complexity. Oak influence is strong on both the nose and palate, but it is perfectly balanced with the fruit, and the steely struck match smokiness. Citrus, stone fruit, mineral, mixed with caramel and brioche notes. Very long and built to last. Impressive and worth every penny of A$66.
Serious wine. Easily Burgundy 1er cru level in terms of size, structure, and complexity. Oak influence is strong on both the nose and palate, but it is perfectly balanced with the fruit, and the steely struck match smokiness. Citrus, stone fruit, mineral, mixed with caramel and brioche notes. Very long and built to last. Impressive and worth every penny of A$66.
Nov 23rd, 2021
Splendid nose but falls apart in the mouth.
Splendid nose but falls apart in the mouth.
Jul 21st, 2020Brings a distinctly bold and modern Californian style (though of New Zealand); same stylistic league as Aubert, though two tiers away in terms of purity, precision, and typicity. Still quite a showing and fantastic QPR.
Brings a distinctly bold and modern Californian style (though of New Zealand); same stylistic league as Aubert, though two tiers away in terms of purity, precision, and typicity. Still quite a showing and fantastic QPR.
Sep 27th, 2019
Very floral with notes of gardenia, lavender & citrus needs more time to come around.
Very floral with notes of gardenia, lavender & citrus needs more time to come around.
Apr 24th, 2019
Lovely Chardonnay- still young give it a while. Beats many Puligny Montrachet
Lovely Chardonnay- still young give it a while. Beats many Puligny Montrachet
Apr 13th, 2018
Tommaso had this 6 years ago
Tommaso had this 6 years ago
May 1st, 2018
Jeremy had this 8 months ago
Jeremy had this 8 months ago
Sep 4th, 2023
Kumeu, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
