Aromas of crème brulee, roasted peach, sweet pineapple notes and a lick of luscious oak to round out the spicy notes. Creamy and nutty and plush – it’s a fruit fest on the palate and a total crowd-pleaser. www.winecentral.co.nz
Hihi The Full Monty Gisborne Chardonnay 2017 $15.99 (3 stars)
Yvonne Lorkin wine column for week beginning Sat 24th Feb 2018
As I type this column, the ferocity of Ex-Cyclone Gita is about bearing down on Marlborough, the engine room of our wine economy. In fact Marlborough grows the fuel which drives our industry, turning out 77% of New Zealand’s total wine production. Yet across New Zealand, tropical cyclones seem to have become all the more … Read More