Dog Point Chardonnay 2021

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Dog Point
Chardonnay 2021

Vintage : 2021
Country : New Zealand
Region : Marlborough
Subregion
Type : White
Style Creamy Full Bodied White
Format : 75cl
Alcohol : 14°
Grappes : 100% Chardonnay

Experts		Score	Vintage
WS	Wine Spectator	94	2020
RP	Robert Parker	94	2020
JS	James Suckling	94	2020
W&S	Wines & Spirits	93	2020
VN	Vinous (Antonio Galloni)	93	2020

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Wine Spectator (WS) : 94 Points (2020)

Succulent and mouthwatering, with a snappy mix of lemon curd, lemon blossom and flint elements. Shows more nuanced notes of salted butterscotch, brioche and litsea oil that linger in the background, while the fresh, vibrant acidity is sleek on the finish, providing focus and length.

Robert Parker (RP) : 94 Points (2020)

The 2020 Chardonnay is reductive and flinty on the nose and leads with lashings of crushed nuts, curry leaf, cap gun, yellow flesh peach, salted apples and brine. In the mouth, the wine is mouthfilling and bony in the very best of ways, with rich fruit that provides a chorus through the finish. Is it so reductive and worked that it will polarize? Possibly. Probably. Do I love it? Yes. Horses for courses. This is classy wine with lots to touch and feel. I bet it ages well, too. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

James Suckling (JS) : 94 Points (2020)

Inviting aromas of flint, matchstick, grated nutmeg, dried lemon rind and sliced grapefruit. Medium-bodied with silky texture. Fresh and bright fruit turns more savory with herbs and spice coming to the forefront. Layered. Tannic, tight finish. From organically grown grapes.

Wines & Spirits (W&S) : 93 Points (2020)

Flinty reduction is the most immediate impression, before the luscious texture and fresh finish begin to take its place. This fruit, including some from vines planted in 1981, is pressed directly to barrel (10 percent new), where it is left to ferment on its own yeasts and age with all of its lees for 18 months. It develops scents of almond skin and puff pastry, with acidity to keep it firm and mouthwatering, especially with roast veal of rabbit. Or, as Corey Warren suggested, “Bring it to a blind tasting group and see who calls Meursault.

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) (VN) : 93 Points (2020)

The 2020 Chardonnay is firm, concentrated and driven. It has a rich aromatic expression that's exceedingly young and puppy-like in its exuberance from the toasted hazelnuts of oak to smoky bacon hints and a salty note overlaying nectarine fruit flavors. It is not backward in coming forward but it is pure, lively and purposeful with plenty of interesting layers. A Chardonnay that will reward cellaring.