Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay other_regions_italy Asian spices and candied rose

Asian spices and candied rose develop a vibrant mineral quality in the glass

It's enjoyable but should also develop for a long time in bottle

that is an assumption

aged in two-thirds new oak

clove and pepper

Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay other_regions_italy Asian spices and candied roseQuite 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