Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay other_regions_italy aged in two-thirds new oak

aged in two-thirds new oak

clove and pepper

There is a suave and velvety texture that presently completely buffers the equally fine-grained tannins on the lingering finish

that is an assumption

but like many growers decided that what he had collected was better declassified

Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay other_regions_italy aged in two-thirds new oakQuite a 'stony' nose and already lots of fun. Seems more than a year more evolved than the 2019. At a very nice stage now. Fresh and minerally and super crisp but quite satisfying and not meagre at all. Super clean. Just right for current drinking. If only all white burgundy offered this accessibility (I'm talking both price and taste). Really quite long. A neat, complete wine. At the moment I prefer this to the more intense but unformed Rays Road