Chardonnay X Novo, Walter Scott Wines 2017

The 2017 X Novo Chardonnay is still youthfully coiled on the nose, offering gunflint, stone, hazelnuts and citrus blossoms with a core of white peaches and Greek yogurt. Medium-bodied and silky, it gains intensity in the glass, slowly opening up from bright mineral to savory bass tones, framed by tangy acidity and finishing with great texture, lingering and changing in the mouth for at least a minute. Bright, minerally, tangy and youthful, this will flesh out with a couple of years in bottle. 325 cases produced.