2016 Felton Road Chardonnay Bannockburn

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  5/17/2024 - Anton_Wallin Likes this wine:

  Ingen mening att spara längre.
  Gott, men inte värt pengen

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  2/13/2022 - kingkanu wrote:

  Drinking brilliantly now, all nicely integrated and showing a bit of development. Chardonnay is Felton Roads secret weapon and rarely disappoints

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  6/21/2020 - rgcarole wrote: 92 Points

  Beautifully balanced

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  11/6/2019 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Smokey oak complexity. Lovely richness but not overdone. Beautiful balance. Great drinking. Maybe better in 2 years.

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  2/21/2019 - Callum's Corkers Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Bought £31.99 online House of Townend, Yorkshire.
  VFM?...expensive (for a NZ chardonnay) but probably worth it, 'drink less, drink better' ! Even better than Kumeu River Hunting Hill.
  
  Well chilled, pop and pour.
  
  Wow, very good Otago NZ chardonnay made in a Burgundian style: subtle wood, lovely fruit, huge cellar potential, still taut and tight but already obvious charm; complex, long and powerful. Enjoyable now, but it's clear it will get a lot better. Will try it next 2021-2022, feels like it will then be a 95/100 wine.
  
  C....still pale/light straw.
  
  N.....toffee, sweet oak, seductive mango, pineapple, yellow fruits, medium intensity.
  
  T....only 3 yrs old so tight and taut, a real powerful core. Great fruit. Very French in style - unusual in NZ. Plenty of minerals, long flavours, intense. Real essence. Lemons and passionfruit. Finishes, eventually, just short of dry. Obvious cellar potential. Probably best NZ chardonnay I've had - so far.

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