Abbott Claim - Chardonnay 2021 (750ml)

James Suckling js92 A medium-bodied chardonnay with notes of lemons, sliced apples and green pears. Round and fruit-driven with a supple development and a satisfying, juicy finish. Drink now. March 5, 2024 Wine Advocate wa92+ The 2021 Chardonnay opens with pleasant, smoky reductive tones and quickly reveals pure scents of hazelnuts, beeswax and orange blossom. The light-bodied palate balances concentrated, honey-nut flavors with taut acidity, and it has a long, latent finish. I suspect it will have more to offer with 3-5 years of bottle maturation. Erin Brooks, July 3, 2024 Vinous v91 The 2021 Chardonnay Eola-Amity Hills wafts up with a burst of sea spray, ginger and crushed stones, complicating freshly sliced nectarine. Supple textures and medium-bodied weight smooth over the palate, ushering in mineral-laced stone fruits. It tapers off with a pleasant inner sweetness and a saline finish, leaving a pleasant inner tension, Eric Guido, January 2024 Wine Enthusiast we91 Yellow apple, lem