Red Hut Hawkes Bay Roy’s Hill Chardonnay 2024

A ripe, full throttle Chardonnay from New Zealand’s North Island with aromas of honeysuckle, Asian pear, white peach, honey, nougat, hazelnut notes and high spice. Shows the benefit of oak worked in deep. It’s a complex, rich palate, textural, with a hint of preserved lemon savouriness thread in grilled nuts and biscuit among stone fruit and spice. Clean, crisp acidity brings good balance.