Understated with a slightly reductive nose and notes of oak spice and lemon citrus behind. The palate is ripe yet …
→ morePale lemon in the glass with a youthful green hue. The nose is fresh and clean with aromas of peach, …
→ moreA very reductive style with lots of flint alongside the citrus aromas on the nose. The palate is full, rich …
→ morePale in the glass with citrus and stone fruit through the nose and on the palate. A lovely core of …
→ morePale and fresh on the nose with clean fruit aromas in a moderate intensity alongside nougat and almond aromatics. The …
→ moreA full style of chardonnay with ripe aromatics of quince and white peach on the nose with yellow grapefruit and …
→ morePale with sweet citrus and stone fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is mid weighted, focussed and lean with …
→ moreA medium lemon colour with aromas of fresh pastry and oak alongside the bright fruit on the nose. The palate …
→ moreAttractive on the nose with apricot, brioche and spices alongside lime citrus and floral notes on the complex and beguiling …
→ morePale in the glass with lovely lifted fruit aromas alongside reductive characteristics. The palate is youthful and well balanced with …
→ moreThe top chardonnay from Brancott Estate has been garnering its share of accolades over recent times. This 2016 release is …
→ moreThe panel dubbed this wine the “classic retro”, in recognition of its golden-peach and vanilla-bean flavours. “That fruit is delicious …
→ moreOn the nose the smoky sulphide profile sits alongside fresh apple and zingy lime aromas that awaken the senses. So, …
→ moreAs there isn’t another red wine tasting scheduled here at Cuisine for 2024, I had thought that I was done …
→ moreClearview and chardonnay have a long, happy association and fans of the label will enjoy this new offering. It has a …
→ moreOne of the most subtle chardonnays in the top ten. Lean and lithe but very much alive and made with …
→ moreCameron Douglas enjoyed the “mix of pristine fruit, flinty elegance and smart, measured oak”. The fruit, which has density and an attractive greengage plum …
→ morePale with sweet citrus and stone fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is mid weighted, focussed and lean with …
→ morePale and fresh on the nose with clean fruit aromas in a moderate intensity alongside nougat and almond aromatics. The …
→ moreA well-made style that will please many Chardonnay fans. Layers of peach, ripe melon, oak, spice and butterscotch sit on …
→ moreYouthful and concentrated with lifted fruit and lots of oak on the nose. The palate is full and chewy with …
→ moreThis is another wine that is showing its age beautifully and demonstrating a lean and reserved style of chardonnay. The …
→ moreA very polished, uncluttered wine with peach, lemon and apple flavours complemented by subtle oak and an underscore of a …
→ moreAra is Ma?ori for pathway and the name seeks to capture the journey from the vineyard to the glass. In …
→ moreGisborne’s chardonnay-friendly terroir comes through in this light-stepping, concentrated example. Lemon curd, toasty oak and an attractive mineral seam all …
→ moreA stylish chardonnay that is showing positive development characters from time already spent in bottle. Both oak and fruit are …
→ moreThe experienced Ant Mackenzie currently makes the wine for this small, family-owned Hawke’s Bay label. This is a generous chardonnay …
→ moreUnderstated with a slightly reductive nose and notes of oak spice and lemon citrus behind. The palate is ripe yet …
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