The Boneline Sharkstone Chardonnay 2020, Waipara, North Canterbury
Full and richly scented bouquet with aromas of toasty barrel and ripe yellow orchard fruits. Brazil nut and vanilla, peach and toasty dried apple, fresh grapefruit and spice. Full-bodied with a satin cream texture, spice and warmth then flavours that mirror the oak and orchard fruits. Acidity and fine tannins form the foundation while fruit flavours coat the palate. Balanced, well made and still youthful developing complexities over the next 2-3 years. Best drinking from 2023 through 2030.
I tasted this wine again on April 20th - and find the wine to be equally intense in texture and flavour, complex and delicious. Because nothing had changed in terms of dvelopment, this gives me confidence that this wine will age and develop well into 2030 and hopefully beyond.
94 Points
Excellent
RRP from $55.00