Esk Valley Chardonnay Hawke's Bay NZ

APPEARANCE

Clarity: clear
Intensity/Color: pale/lemon

NOSE:
Condition:  clean
Intensity: medium+
Aroma Characteristics: apples/tropical fruit, plenty of oak, something bready/umami, minerality (hint of petrol)

PALATE
Sweetness: dry
Acidity: medium/high
Body: medium
Flavour characteristics: as per aroma, some minerality (almost petrol)
Finish: medium+



CONCLUSIONS
Quality: good/very-good


I found the following vivino reviews useful:

1) Light gold in colour. Lightly buttered toast apricot juice. Ripe peach apricot stone oak is there but very much a background rather than primary influence very gentle acidity but still with long lingering finish.
2) Bright pale gold in colour. Nectarine with hint of tropical & white floral notes on the nose. Elegant balanced with finesse rather than a big block buster. Pure fruit white peach little to no oak influence apparent. Well balanced refined with finesse on the finish as well very approachable acidity.
https://www.vivino.com/wineries/esk-valley-estate/wines/chardonnay-9999