Notes of dried apples, glazed lemons, orange curd, roasted almonds and crushed stones. Hints of dried lemon peel, too. Full-bodied and broad yet it is delicate with impressive fresh acidity. Incredible minerality here with a touch of zestiness at the end. Lingering finish. Drink or hold.

Bright and inviting, the 2021 Chardonnay Drouhin Oregon Roserock has high-toned aromatics including loads of lime zest, honeyed apple, and a lifted note of gunflint that is well-managed. Medium-bodied and energetic, with balanced ripeness as well as loads of fresh citrus and a long finish, it has more reductive and bright-toned energy that lasts for ages through the finish. Drink 2023-2030.

Brilliant pear and lemon-lime flavours are layered with crushed pepper and smoke in this unctuous Chardonnay. Sourced from volcanic soils in Drouhin's cooler Roserock vineyard and matured in equal parts barrel and steel tanks, it's concentrated and weighty but vibrant, too, offsetting rich orchard fruit against a nervous spine of acidity and simmering savoury earth tones.