Right about now if you’re a chardonnay fan, you’ll be all about talent-spotting. Who are the ones to watch? Well, Ben Byrne up in the Bay of Islands is definitely a bit of a wunderkind when it comes to crafting chardonnays brimming with buttered crumpet, spicy roast peach and caramelised oak characters. He’s captured the vibrancy and cleansing acidity of the freshly harvested fruit and expertly steered it into the bottle. Sip with grilled sesame and ginger salmon.
