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

clove and pepper

spice-laced finish

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

thanks to integrated tannins

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