Checkmate Chardonnay 'Little Pawn' 2014

Medium intensity bright lemon in the glass.  Intense, pronounced ripe tropical fruit, butterscotch and oak on the nose.  This wine is dry with a  thicker, buttery, round mouthfeel, that has an acidic prickle that stretches from start to finish.  This acidity adds liveliness to the wine.  Flavours of ripe tropical fruit, roasted apples a hint of pears, and light butterscotch.  Oak and vanilla from the mid-palate to the finish.  The acidity balances out with the thicker mouthfeel.  This wine has a long length, finishing with tropical fruit and butterscotch, and when they fade you get citrus.  It is also a bit peppery on the finish.