Louis Latour Grand Ardeche Chardonnay 2000

At lunch I picked up a bottle of this French Chardonnay, having liked another vintage we had recently in Tokyo. Quite golden in colour, the bouquet held melon, lychee, pineapple, oak, cream, mint and spice. On the palate it was still quite tight, with some nice oak and minerals running beneath fresh but controlled fruits. Finish was tight and dry, and had good length. All up quite a lovely and well made chardonnay.
50+4+13+18+7 = 92/100