Chardonnay, Rays Road, Hawkes Bay – 2018 – Jancis Robinson – 17 Points
17 points
Quite 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 2019.
Chardonnay, Rays Road, Hawkes Bay – 2018 – Jancis Robinson – 17 Points