Ata Rangi 'Masters' Chardonnay 2022
One for the enthusiast.
Pale white-gold. A flinty, pithy, reductive nose. Not giving much right now. The palate is expressed all in pale flavours; daikon, grapefruit and ginger with perfume and minerality. Etched, detailed and quietly powerful with excellent salinity and a very finely tuned acidity. Very young, but with a great future—really compact, steely and concentrated yet light on its feet and almost ethereal in delivery. A quietly sophisticated and refined wine which reflects a cooler vintage character. 96 Points — Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review
A rather gorgeous bouquet filled with scents of ripe, almost sweet grapefruit, white peach and apple. There’s an earthy complexity and finesse from use of oak and fine lees. Additional scents of crumbled stone and clay with a light natural spice and moments of white blossoms lead to a raw silk touch on the palate gives way to citrus and stone fruit flavours, medium+ acid line, a natural spice and judicious use of oak. A wine of complexity and finesse, a dry lengthy finish and delicious textured mouthfeel. Best drinking from late 2024 through 2029+. 95/100 Points, Cameron Douglas
Exquisitely elegant and sophisticated, the wine shows white flesh stone fruit, crunchy apple, white floral and oatmeal nuances on the nose, followed by a brilliantly focused palate exhibiting linear mouthfeel and seamless flow. Offering exceptional purity as well as impressive structure, this is gorgeously poised with a outstanding line and length. 97 Points — Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
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