Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu River 2022
$594.00
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Drinking now · best from 2027 · will keep to 2037.
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Erin Larkin · Wine Advocate · 95
The 2022 Coddington Chardonnay leads with lemon balm/oil, green-olive brine, crème brûlée top a.k.a. scorched brown sugar), peach fuzz, and an abundance of orchard fruit. In the mouth, kiwi fruit acidity a.k.a. juicy, sweet, tart) defines the perimeters of the flavors and beckons you in for another, closer look.
It's very, very good, a distinct wine, pure, all aspects delineated and deliberate. I like this. It feels orderly and mathematical. If the wine had a sound, it would be a straight-pace bowl at the wickets, one flying out of stumps name a better sound, I'll wait). It's not that immediately obvious, though; it builds and takes a while to assert itself, and I like that too. Very good.
13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
Drink 2023 - 2037
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