TN: Howard Park Chardonnay 2015

[Waiters Friend]

Last time I tried one of these was at a vertical I held a couple of years ago: http://forum.m.auswine.com.au/forum3/viewto ... b5#p140874. This was the tasting note on the night:

2015 Howard Park Chardonnay (Great Southern 84.3%, Margaret River 15.7%, 13.1% alc). Like the 2016, this is a very pale straw colour. On the nose, the oak is almost sherbet-like. There’s yellow peach, lemon, figs and citrus generally dominate the nose, along with some bread dough and flintiness. The palate again shows figs, caramel, spicy oak and prominent acidity, leading to a clean and reasonably long finish. This was also considered to be tight, and should open up more over the coming year.

Two years on, the wine has filled out somewhat. The peach and citrus fruits are still there, and the oak remains in the background, with more developed savoury characters starting to emerge. The palate has become more generous and mouth-filling. All in all, a more interesting wine than it was two years ago.

Still plenty of time to improve, and I will probably leave the remaining bottles alone for at least another 1-2 years.

Cheers
Allan