2018 Pyramid Valley Chardonnay North Canterbury

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91 points

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  5/22/2023 - Sookin1 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Excellent Chardonnay. Very round in the mouth. Peach and almond flavours.

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  3/27/2023 - tantotinto wrote: 90 Points

  Too cold at first. Needed to warm a bit to open. Seemed light but added body as it warmed. Medium weight and texture. Primary impression is crisp lemon and chalk with a nutty backdrop. Faded a bit on the finish.

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  8/14/2022 - Es7e2003 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  See previous notes. Waxy, lemon, bitter almonds and flint. Would prefer a little less body/weight or a a little more acidity.

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  7/4/2022 - Es7e2003 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Medium yellow. Lemon, smoke, hazelnuts and minerality. Medium acid with some discernible heat. Medium plus finish. Drank over the course of 3 nights.

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  3/26/2022 - WilliamMP Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deeper golden hue than usual in NZ Chardy. 'Regional' bottling, but actually a Single vineyard, 12m in oak (20% new).
  
  N: Exotic, riper style, cooked tart peaches in butter. Mango, fresh lemon curd, golden apple, honey. Still fresh and not OTT.
  
  P: Fresh green apple, ripe golden apple, honeysuckle, dried orange peel (tart marmalade?), Buttered apricot. Brilliant contrast to a grippy, linear texture & structure. Only med acid, but grip helps. Don't drink too cold.
  
  F: Fresh, vanilla bean, lemon curd.

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