Rajat Parr Wine Club Chardonnay The Scythians

Took a bit to open up But lovely notes of hazelnut, lemon Great acidity Eventually found some chalkiness Long finish

Rich bouquet of lemon rind, spices and crisp apples. Taut acid, structure without oak, and long finish.

Served blind. Interesting enough but not something I would reach for. Cloudy in appearance, with a nuttiness I found distracted from the orchard fruit. No evident oak notes.

This is an exceptional, young Chardonnay. It has a perfect amount of reduction (for me at least), which lends a nervy, bracing quality to frame the intense, focused andripe (yet not over-ripe) fruit flavors, leading to a well-integrated, slate-y finish. Beautiful. I would imagine this will age well for 5-10 years, easily. 420 bottles made.

Notes, of green apples, well balanced on the palate, nice finish. Actually well paired with Biriyani!

Was there a slightly reductive note on the nose? Maybe something nutty too? Good acidity, some green apple or citrus ...

Really outstanding effort. High acidity but also good depth and complexity. Delicious.

Terrific! Long after taste, not oaky, pure Chardonnay!

Nose begins as a dull flint, with some petrol. Needs 5 minutes of air for the fruit and oak to unfurl. Really shows after an hour open. Incredible energy and length, which is reminiscent of Sandhi, though with clearly different typicity, showing less of the lemon/lime thing and more of a full, buttery popcorn thing. Everything’s decently integrated, for the age.