2018 Rays Road Chardonnay
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Score 17/20 · Drink 2019-2025, Jancis Robinson MW, Aug 2020
Quite 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 2019. VGV (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
92
92/100
James Suckling
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92 points
James Suckling
Score 92/100 · James Suckling, Aug 2019
From a newly acquired site in Hawkeâs Bay, this has a gently waxy edge and displays a wealth of ripe melon and pears. The palate is supple and mellow, very even and elegant with effortless length. Drink now. Screw cap.
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Kumeu River
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