Woodriver Cellars Chardonnay

Golden yellow, Balanced topical fruits, the honey is softer than the 15, more of a white honey. There is more acid here than the Dry River 2015 Chardonnay giving it a slightly fresher edge, but I wouldn't hold on to it much longer. Drink it now. Paired with Chinese at home on a summer afternoon in Sydney Australia. Slightly spicy, loved with the Dimsum and Cheeseburger springrolls. Dry River Chardonnay 2014, Martinborough, New Zealand Chardonnay Appearance. Clarity : Clear Intensity …

Bought 8 bottles 4 years ago. Just drank the 4th bottle. WOW! Amazing how much it has developed and opened up in the last 12 months, I have to wonder if the cork is causing uneven aging between bottles? This is ripe and ready to drink. Honey and apricot. Might plan to drink 2 bottles a year for the remaining 4.

Blind tasting in MW style (Lazaros house) : The wine shows dense yellow color. The wine shows high intensity in the nose, rich, nutty, oaky and buttery, ripe citrus and stone fruit notes. The wine shows the same pattern in the palate, oak derived notes, nutty, buttery, medium body, medium to high acidity, medium to long finish (said kiwi Chardonnay)

£42.00 off-shelf retail at The NZ Cellars, London, that price includes a 20% discount for a promo. Expensive for a NZ chardonnay, but I've marked this 95 on potential because it isn't yet already mature and clearly has enough power and personality to get way better. 93 at the moment. 'Big' complex wine but fine texture with a sound structure, shedloads going on here, probably not really mature for another 4 yrs yet. C....straw N.....gorgeous and exciting, toasted seedy bread, …

This is a very accomplished chardonnay, already delicious but I sense a long drinking window ahead. Right up there with the two chardonnays from Pyramid Valley in my view.

The wine was bought our of the fridge and showed all the symptoms of being tightly closed. Left in the glass with an ambient air temperature of 26C it takes about 20 minutes to start to open out. The wine looks light gold coloured. The legs are medium but the nose is showing a fairly serious amount of alcohol for a Chardonnay. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like lime, grapefruit, passion fruit, mandarin, pineapple, light toast …

Subtle and elegant with citrus fruit, pear, green apple and subtle nutty oak. Medium+ bodied with minerality and high acidity. Long citrussy aftertaste. Might improve with further cellaring. Elegant and balanced chardonnay.

Decent Chardonnay with no surprises. A bit on the sweet side