Decanter: New Zealand Chardonnay 2020
Above: several of the stunning 2020 Chardonnays featured
New Zealand Chardonnay has earned its place in your wine cellar, and I encourage you to take another look at what the country has been up to. Diverse styles across a range of prices offer far more texture, concentration and complexity than you may have found in the past. Here is my selection for Decanter’s Expert Choice.
Ata Rangi, Masters Chardonnay, Wairarapa, New Zealand, 2020 – 98 Points
Dry River, Chardonnay, Wairarapa, New Zealand, 2020 – 98 Points
Kumeu River, Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu, Auckland, New Zealand 2020 – 97 Points
Villa Maria, Keltern Vineyard Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay 2020 – 97 Points
Bilancia, La Collina Vineyard Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 2020 – 96 Points
Church Road, Tom Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, 2020 – 96 Points
Palliser Estate, Om Santi Chardonnay, Wairarapa, New Zealand 2020 – 96 Points
Black Estate, Home Chardonnay, North Canterbury, |New Zealand 2020 – 95 Points
Blank Canvas, Reed Vineyard Chardonnay, Marlborough, New Zealand 2020 – 95 Points
Easthope Family Winegrowers, Skeetfield Vineyard Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 2020 – 95 Points
Escarpment, Chardonnay, Wairarapa, New Zealand, 2020 – 95 Points
Mount Brown, Grand Reserve Chardonnay, North Canterbury, New Zealand 2020 – 95 Points
Neudorf, Rosie’s Block Chardonnay, Nelson, New Zealand, 2020 – 95 Points
Smith & Sheth, CRU Heretaunga Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 2020 – 95 Points
Tony Bish, Golden Egg Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 2020 – 95 Points
Two Rivers, Clos des Pierres Chardonnay, Marlborough, New Zealand 2020 – 95 Points
Black Barn Vineyards, Barrel Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 2020 – 95 Points
Trinity Hill, 125 Gimblett Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 2020 – 95 Points
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