The Hunting Lodge Homeblock Ararimu Chardonnay 2020, Waimauku, Auckland

Rich in scents of toasty barrel and a core of stone fruit and citrus. Youthful and enticingly complex. Full-bodied on the palate with texture and core fruits flavours - peach and fresh red apple, vanilla and fine lees, some toasty barrel baking spice moments and a back bone of acidity accentuating the fleshy new fruit flavours and some mineral complexity. New and fresh with some very fine tannins and mealy mouthfeel. Lengthy and well made with best drinking from 2022 through 2028+.

93 Points

Excellent