Clearview Estate are the masters of this style of Chardonnay."ĥ Stars & 96/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, November 2020 (2019 Vintage) Everything is in place to make this a superstar of the vintage. Mouth filling and long with a deep savoury presence and a flinty seam that is keeping it quite tight at this stage but there’s so much more to come. It's rich and bold but beautifully balanced in the palate with concentrated peach and a touch of oak spice. "Light gold colour with a desirable mealy, creamy oak scent. Bright, light yellow/green, it is mouthfilling and savoury, with concentrated, ripe stonefruit flavours, mealy and toasty notes adding complexity, fresh acidity, and a rich, harmonious, creamy-textured finish. The 2020 vintage is already delicious, but ageworthy too. Hand-picked from mature vines at Te Awanga, it is fermented and matured in French oak casks (46 per cent new in 2020). It's typically a hedonist's delight – an arrestingly bold, intense, savoury, mealy, complex wine with layers of flavour. "For his premium Chardonnay label, winemaker Tim Turvey aims for a 'big, grunty, upfront' style – and hits the target with ease. Fantastic length and persistency, a wine for the cellar or immediate drinking." I really like the texture and core of fruit with this wine, the flavours of citrus and peach, some fine raw cashew nut from the oak have a positive impact and lasting impact. "A captivating and complex wine with a bouquet of mineral then layers of lees and fine oak scents, there's complexity and detail with some pure fruit drive – fresh white and yellow peach baked nectarine and sweet grapefruit.
Rated Outstanding & 96/100 Cameron Douglas MS, April 2022 (2020 Vintage) A delicious wine with subtle power demonstrated by a lingering finish." "A classic and much-decorated chardonnay style with tree fruit, peach, citrus and grapefruit nicely balanced by nutty oak and barrel fermentation characters. Drink now for a fruit driven style or cellar until 2028."ĥ Stars & 96/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, February 2022 (2020 Vintage) Stylish with power & complexity, mealy with stonefruit, ripe tropical flavours & substantial body. "A classic Clearview Estate Reserve Chardonnay of power & sophistication. Selected for the Fine Wines of New Zealand ListĪ classic New Zealand Chardonnay done just the way you like it…
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