Stonehaven Limited Vineyard Release Chardonnay 2022

Great value Chardonnay from Padthaway. The wine is a pale green/lemon hue. It hails from the leaner, more elegant end of the spectrum, but at no time is lacking in flavour. Good intensity here, with notes of citrus, notably grapefruit and a hint of freshly squeezed lime. Florals, a whiff of stonefruit and some nutmeg notes from the oak (40% was racked to oak for fermentation and then the wine spent eight months in barrel). A fine, well-crafted Chardy with hints of oatmeal on the palate. Very good length and it maintains its intensity throughout so is delicious now and that will continue over the next five to seven years.