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| KIDNAPPERS VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 2024 Hawke's Bay, North Island |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
CRAGGY RANGE |
This remarkable 2024 edition of Craggy Range Kidnappers Vineyard may be the the best I have tasted. Bright pale straw colour with a fairly intense, lovely, ripe, lemon-apple meringue nose that is perfectly balanced by elegant, gentle cedar notes. Dry, medium bodied, nicely textured, ripe, lemon-apple-pear flavours with a lingering, bright, minerally, gentle caramel-vanilla-tinged finish. Perfectly balanced, it spent 8 months in French and Austrian oak puncheons (15% new) and has 13% alcohol, under 1 g/L residual sugar and a hefty 7.2 g/L total acidity. Screwcap closure with lot number 11.12.24 on the lower part of the glass bottle.
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CSPC |
142554 |
| Type |
White Table Wine |
| Agent |
Sel Win |
| Country |
New Zealand |
| Region |
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| Rating |
***(93 points)
Classic, Bright, Ripe, Ready |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Restrained and discreet aromas of lemon peel, oyster shells, talcum powder and orange blossoms. The palate is light- to medium-bodied with high-tension acidity and an underlying power. Very mineral and polished. Delicious. Drink or hold [till end of decade+]. Score - 93 (jamessuckling.com, Feb. 27, 2025) |
Price |
$ 31.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 8, 2025 |
| Cases bought |
112 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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