Linden Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2017, Hawkes Bay

Nice big fat toasty oak and roasted yellow stone fruits bouquet. Nutty, creamy, spicy and rich. On the palate - full-bodied with plenty of vanilla and peachy citrus fruit flavours, cashew nut, a whisper of tropical fruit, dry stone and new wood flavours. Wood tannins add a mealy texture and the acidity adds its own measure of bite - both contrasted by fruit flavours and sweetness of both alcohol and wood. Well made, ready to enjoy from today and through 2024.

92 Points