96

2017 Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay, Nelson

( £44.99, 13.5%, New Zealand House of Wine )

Consistently among New Zealand’s best Chardonnays and a wine that ages extremely well under screwcap, this wild-yeast fermented white hails from the Home and Rosie’s Blocks at Neudorf’s vineyards in Upper Moutere. Fresh, elegant and savoury, it has deftly interwoven (12% new) French oak, flavours of citrus and cinnamon, impressive focus and a tangy, mineral-edged core. A very classy, well-judged white.

BuyDrinking window: 2019-27Similar Wines: £40-50, 95-100, New Zealand, White, Chardonnay