Brancott Estate, Letter Series O Chardonnay, Marlborough

fresh stone fruits, nuts, some buttery taste, m+ finish with minerals and toasts. a clean and well polished Chardonnay. Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 17/20, Overall 4+2/10 Total 91/100

Toast, nuts, creamy texture, fresh acidity, some reduced notes at beginning, need breath in glass for a while. Perfectly match to creamy bacon pasta. Ap 5/5, At 12/15, Palate 17/20, Overall 4+2/10 Total 90+/100

A little reduced notes at beginning, well balanced between nuts, creamy side and stonefruits fresh side. Fresh acidity supporting m+ body. Multi-layered fine structure. Totally different from the previous bottle, which has excessive green notes. I assume this one is what it should be, Sydney International Wine Competition - best white if the show, well done! Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 17/20, Overall 4+2/10 Total 91/100

Peach, a little nuts. Excessive acidity, expect more density, another example of the very challenging vintage in Marlborough, showing too much greenish notes. Ap 5/5, Ar 11/12, Palate 14/20, Overall 4+2/10 Total 86/100

Brought in out of the fridge, so kinda cold, but initially I picked up on white pear ... different from the CA chards. As it warmed up, different iterations came about ... some tropical, then stone fruit, a little vanilla ... whatever ... it was delicious and I'm hoping to find where in the US I can find more of this.

Nose of nectarine, peach, elderflower, honeysuckle and orange blossom. Palate similar introducing stronger peach and vanilla notes. Good oak expression and length. Delicious.