2015 Lenswood Vineyard Chardonnay
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Score 97/100 · James Suckling, Sep 2020
A warmer year that then cooled down to deliver a long, mild ripening season with good ripeness. Gently flinty. Plenty of ripe yellow peaches, nectarines and fresh, hazelnutty oak on offer. Still so fresh. The palate has a very deeply rich and powerful core of lemon and grapefruit with ripe peach here, too. Sinewy texture. Long and intense. The acidity is salient. Drink now. Screw cap.
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97/100
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17
17/20
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
97
97/100
James Suckling
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16.5 points
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Score 16.5/20 · Drink 2017-2020, Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com, Oct 2016
Matured for ten months in oak puncheons, of which 33% were new. Strong sulphidic aromas on the nose, with a matchstick and flint character that is almost a bit too much. Good sleek texture on the palate, but there’s a leanness here that is just perhaps a bit too restrained. (RH)
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