| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | New Zealand > Canterbury |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
If the Field of Fire were a person, it wouldn't suffer fools gladly. The 2022 Chardonnay is a concentrated, direct and firm wine that knows where it's going and does so with a firm grip on your mouth. Focused, full of drive, it has sinew and sapidity. It is richly fruited - reminiscent of apricots alongside juicy lemon as well as toasted pine nuts, oats and flint. However, its quality is not in its flavors but its texture and power. Where I'm from, we say, 'Shy brains got nowt' and this isn't shy.
Botanicals collection. Waikari vineyard. Cask sample.
Bright pale gold. Sweet, vaguely candified nose. Neat, well balanced, very youthful and promising. Embryonic. (JR)
