Man O War Valhalla Chardonnay 2022

The winery writes "Valhalla Chardonnay 2022 offers intense savoury aromas on the first pour with brioche, cashew, and hazelnut over ripe stone fruit characters with a final hint of green smoke. The aromas shift seamlessly onto the palate which shows the richness of the vintage, well tamed by the acidity and finished with a salted caramel character confirming the influence 

Stephen Wong MW writes "A strong streak of flint followed by voluminous charry oak aromas over an array of roast nuts, apple crates and Thai mango. The palate has concentrated flavours of sweet peppers and nectarine trimmed in drying, grippy oak with a crisp green malic acidity providing needed contrast. A wine consisting of burnished and sweetly spicy, dusty flavours with almost no high tones, this will need at least a year or two to unclench and absorb its forest of wood. Expect it to turn toasty and dense while retaining some flinty reduction."

Cameron Douglas MS writes "A super inviting bouquet of brioche and baked goods, ripe yellow peach and baked apple, Brazil-nut and spice. Full-bodied and dry, there’s a light creamy texture then impacts from the fruit and fine tannins, acidity and smoky oak. Well made and rather delicious with best drinking from day of purchase through 2030."