Walter Scott, Cuvee Anne Chardonnay Vintage:2022

Walter Scott, Cuvee Anne Chardonnay Vintage:2022The 2021 Chardonnay Cuve Anne opens with an engaging blend of savory lime zests, mint and hints of chamomile complicating green apples. Soft and round, this flows across the palate with a mineral tinged combination of ripe orchard fruits and liquid stone. Zesty and citrus tinged, it finishes with a subtle tension while leaving the palate perfectly refreshed. This is a great introduction to the Walter Scott style at a more digestible price point.

sexy oak flourish

but some that had stopped with significant residual sugar over the winter began fermenting again in early summer of last year

dusty sage

menthol notes

hints of star anis

Loads of juicy acidity and a long meaty finish

This is also quite restrained with its more deeply pitched dark berry fruit-suffused nose that displays notes of freshly turned earth

The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity

pepper and licorice

minty cocoa nuance that builds with aeration

Fades a bit fast

There are differences in texture between the two years