"A wine of staggering presence"
5 stars (94/100 Points): Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
5 stars: (96/100 Points): Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
top 100 wines for summer: Metro Magazine
The 2009 Mate’s Vineyard Chardonnay has a beautifully expressive and complex nose already, with notes of ripe apples, white peaches, butterscotch and pineapple over savory undertones of croissant, crushed nuts and yeast extract plus a whiff of struck match and wet pebbles. Medium bodied with a beautiful satiny quality to the texture, the fruit remains a bit tight though very concentrated with crisp acid to enliven and a long layered finish. Consider drinking it 2013 to 2019+. Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
Opulent, complex and gratifying, the bouquet displays stonefruit, roasted nut, flint and creamy characters. The palate is concentrated and weighty with a richly textured mouthfeel and perfectly pitched acidity leading to gloriously expansive finish. A wine of staggering presence that is just starting to drink beautifully, but it will get better in time. At its best: now to 2020. Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Exotic fruit characters mingle with spicy oak and savoury secondary characters. A big, powerful wines, concentrated and deep, yet with great structure and a fine elegant finish. A special wine for enjoying at Christmas dinner and with well-chosen friends. Metro Magazine