2017 Tolpuddle Chardonnay
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Spritzy and youthful on the nose, giving none of its age away. Full, fleshy, concentrated and less overtly sulphidic than the 2015 tasted before. There's a great dose of acidic zest keeping it young, but the balance is still tremendous. (RH)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2017 growing season was low yielding but very good, and the savory power here in this glass of 2017 Chardonnay is a thing to behold. It is firmer and more structural than the other wines around it and shows a splay of interwoven phenolics and fruit through the finish that balances the aromatics and the flavors in the mouth, with curry leaf, brine, almond meal, red apple skins, preserved lemon and nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, star anise and fennel flower. Yes!
Poor flowering, amazing concentration, difficult conditions. 100% malo. Three IWC trophies. Light (not intense) but very pretty, composed nose. Everything in its place with a little minerality as well as the delicate fruit. Just the ticket. (JR)