Revising your ABC
The world’s most famous white wine variety, chardonnay, once dominated the market in New Zealand, with champion trophies in the 1980s going to barrel-aged wines that tasted so woody critics complained that drinking them was like gnawing on a tree. Those bold, fat, buttery wines are still around. But they’re heavily outnumbered by a new breed of more elegant, tightly structured chardonnays with vibrant fruit flavours to the fore, fresh, appetising acidity and a subtle seasoning of French oak to add complexity and richness.
Askerne Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018
Offering good value, this creamy-textured wine has strong, ripe stone-fruit flavours showing considerable complexity, and a harmonious, well-rounded
