Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay other_regions_italy aged in two-thirds new oak

aged in two-thirds new oak

The 2010 Sociando Mallet has a well defined

thanks to integrated tannins

It's enjoyable but should also develop for a long time in bottle

clove and pepper

Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay other_regions_italy aged in two-thirds new oakQuite a 'stony' nose and already lots of fun. Seems more than a year more evolved than the 2019. At a very nice stage now. Fresh and minerally and super crisp but quite satisfying and not meagre at all. Super clean. Just right for current drinking. If only all white burgundy offered this accessibility (I'm talking both price and taste). Really quite long. A neat, complete wine. At the moment I prefer this to the more intense but unformed Rays Road