Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2017, Awatere Valley, Marlborough

Distinctive and familiar bouquet of fleshy yellow stone fruits, vanilla and sweet toasty oak. They all emerge at the same time with equal intensity, but the two that stick with me the most are the toasty peach aromas. There’s a decent power and intensity overall with a spice layer from the oak lingering. On the palate - full-bodied, rounded texture, youthful, fruity and dry on the finish. Flavours of yellow stone fruits, grapefruit peel, vanilla and a whisper of clove enhance the toasty wood layer. Fine tannins, medium acidity, balanced and well made. Drinking well now and through 2025.

94 Points

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