Sato, Chardonnay, Central Otago

The (Temporary) Return of the Golden Weather: Autumn 2021 Visit to Central Otago : Barrel sample, small pour. Malo still going on, so therefore hard to assess. Only Yoshi’s second chardonnay vintage. Lively, racy acidity. Pure, clean and quite mineral and chalky. Asked to guess the alcohol, I guessed around 12.5% ABV (and was surprised by the 14.6% ABV). It seemed promising.