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WINE REVIEW
While this is not quite as rich as the exceptional 2014 vintage, winemaker Josh Donaghay-Spire has delivered another stunning, luxurious take on Chardonnay.
One immediately recognises that beautifully perfumed toasted oak character of the Kit’s Coty Chardonnay. It’s remarkably New World on the nose, with equal parts ripe orchard fruit, tangerine peel and textural spice.
The palate is slightly greener than the previous vintage, with punchy green apple and citrus flavours up front, softening to riper stone fruit flavours on the mid-taste.
Once again, this fine English Chardonnay straddles that fine line between textural oaky delight and precise, punchy fruit purity. There’s still nothing else quite like it.
Other Wines by this Winemaker
Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Bacchus 2021
Hints of nettle and a delicate layer of spiced oak lingering in the background.
Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Chardonnay 2018
A sumptuous mixture of ripe stone fruit and crisp orchard and citrus fruits, while the 13.5% ABV brings a glamorous richness.
Chapel Down Kit's Coty Coeur de Cuvée 2014
WOTM May 2019 A celebration of English Chardonnay purity, and it comes with such welcoming texture and complexity.
Chapel Down Kit's Coty Blanc de Blancs 2014
Baked apple pudding and ripe stone fruit flavours set the stage for an incredibly approachable Blanc de Blancs.
Chapel Down Three Graces 2014
Both driving and giving, ending on a delicious honey roasted nut complexity that lingers elegantly on the finish.
Chapel Down Kit's City Bacchus 2016
A really grown-up wine that is more Pouilly-Fumé in style than it is New World Sauvignon Blanc.
