Elephant Hill Earth Chardonnay 2021

Bob Campbell MW writes "Single vineyard wine from the Bridge Pa Triangle subregion of Hawke’s Bay. Intense chardonnay with grapefruit, lemon curd, oyster shell, ginger, cashew nut and spicy oak flavours."

Cameron Douglas MS writes "A bouquet that becomes more complex as the wine opens up in glass. Aromas of orchard fruits - apple and pear, white fleshed stone fruits with some yellow fleshed fruit highlights. There’s a softness and complexity from the oak with a mix of baking spices, nut and new wood tones. A whisper of reduction layers in some gunflint and mineral earth qualities. Excellent weight and texture on the palate with a back bone of acidity contrasted by flavours of stone fruits and now some citrus qualities. The oak layers in mouthfeel and complexity with a fine layer of tannin and breadth across the palate. Delicious, youthful and lengthy, a wine to savor."

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit writes "It’s wonderfully ripe and inviting on the nose with grilled peach, fig, orange peel and vanillin oak aromas, leading to a superbly weighted palate offering fleshy texture backed by beautifully pitched acidity. The wine displays wonderful presence and structure, making it delectable and hugely appealing."