Main Divide Chardonnay 2022

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit writes "Stylish and engaging, the complex bouquet shows crunchy apple, apricot, roasted nut and lemon zest aromas with a lovely gun smoke overtone. The palate delivers excellent weight and persistency, wonderfully supported by refined texture and vibrant acidity. Harmonious and structured with a lengthy focused finish."

Cameron Douglas MS writes "An impressive bouquet with a reductive gun-flinty quality, ripe, fresh and new too with aromas of apples and white peach, citrus peel and spice. Flavours on the palate mirror the bouquet with a satin texture, contrasting acid line and a nutty-biscuity quality. The gun-flint character is persistent adding a quality I enjoy in this example. Well made with best drinking from 2023 through 2027."

The winery writes "On release it has a bright lemon hue.  Stone fruit and citrus aromas entice the nose, melded with honeysuckle and almonds, and hints of brioche.   Beneath this is an underlay of flinty, wet stone minerality, and a whiff of gun smoke, adding a savoury complexity.  The palate is perfectly pitched, its generous body complimented by vibrant and bright acidity, that creates a pleasing tension.  Plush yet elegant, the encounter concludes with a prolonged and moreish finish."