2018 Sidewood Estate Mappinga Chardonnay

New season fig, white peach and lifted flint give attractive aromatics on the nose; the palate has an initial suppleness of texture with time on lees giving softness to a wine with tension and tightly coiled acidity. Fruit is subtle at this point in the wines development with a gentle creaminess that builds with grapefruit and almond meal giving more definition to the mid palate. There is great focus and elegance of stone fruits with a subtle winemaker induced artefact to finish.