Blank Canvas Reed Vineyard Chardonnay 2024 (750ml)
Blank Canvas Reed Vineyard Chardonnay 2024 (750ml)
From the confluence of Waihopai and Wairau rivers, this is Chardonnay with presence yet striking precision. The nose greets you with stone fruit, citrus peel and a hint of beeswax, gently married to flint and smoke. On the palate the acid line is taut and chiselled, with saline threads and crushed stone minerality weaving through layers of orchard richness. Tension and savour drive the finish — this is a Chardonnay of real energy and ageing potential.
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JAMES SUCKLING, 96 POINTS
JAMES SUCKLING, 96 POINTS
‘So perfumed and full of character, with wild, energetic power, offering aromas of beeswax, dried rosemary, crunchy stone fruit and savory orange peel. Medium- to full-bodied with tense, lively acidity and a tight phenolic structure, showing expressive fruit, smoke, minerals and crushed stones at the end. A beautiful wine. Drink now or hold. Screw cap.’
BOB CAMPBELL MW, 96 POINTS
BOB CAMPBELL MW, 96 POINTS
‘High-energy chardonnay with hints of green apple, wet stone, peppery oak, nutty yeast and oyster shell flavours. A mix of purity and power. A thoroughbred that promises to age magnificently.’
JANE SKILTON MW | INSIDE BURGANDY, 96 POINTS (5 STARS)
JANE SKILTON MW | INSIDE BURGANDY, 96 POINTS (5 STARS)
‘Powerful aromas of reduction to start with gunflint, smoke and struck match to the fore. Savoury oak adds another layer of complexity. On the palate the fruit is ripe and dense and easily offsets the reduction. But it is a fine balance, at this stage weighted towards the reduction. However, the long savoury, almost meaty finish indicates that for the patient, this will develop into a very fine wine.’
