Chardonnay KC2, Whitewolfe 2022

KC1 smells like autumn, but KC2 smells like dawn in a citrus orchard. And hyssop. Lemom blossom and spill of warm white light, turning creamy as it begins to spread and pool. It's a wine that tastes of pomelo and bergamot, blood-orange bitterness flickering through the sweet-yellow fragrance of fruit. Delicately dusty spices are starting to weft into walnut, weaving the first breath of framework to come. Drink 2025-2032.

KC2 selects itself. Seven clones of Chardonnay, including some of the best-performing Burgundy clones, such as 76, 95, 96, and 121, are planted in their 9ha vineyard at the foot of Blue Bell Hill. This wine is a cunning barrel selection.While KC1 plumps for the invisible oak, KC2 adores fruit-forward, opulent carpentry. This means KC2 has gorgeous silky-smooth, expressive, peachy succulence, and this sexy disposition makes it a ravishing early-drinking beauty.You fall under this temptress’s spell in a moment, losing yourself in the flavour dance it performs on your palate. While KC1 seems brittle, wincingly youthful and reserved, KC2 is a genuinely delicious and mesmerising creation.