Rapaura Springs Reserve Chardonnay 2021

It’s immediately appealing on the nose with golden peach, rockmelon, vanilla and roasted hazelnut characters with oatmeal complexity. The succulent palate delivers terrific weight and roundness, combined with silky texture and beautifully pitched acidity, finishing long and satisfying. At its best: now to 2026. Score – 94. (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Sept. 2022)