Clearview Estate Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2016 1500ml Magnum

95 POINTS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
94 POINTS: Cameron Douglas
5 STARS: Raymond Chan
5 STARS: Michael Cooper
Handpicked then whole bunch pressed, the free run juice was fermented mainly in new French oak, with the rest in one year and older French oak barriques. Some indigenous yeast ferments were allowed to run up to 30ºC giving texture and roundness while the rest fermented cool (12 -15ºC) to maintain the classic Clearview character. The wine matured in the same barriques until racking in June 2017. Vibrant powerful fruit & oak …