Hunter’s Offshoot Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 $34.90
I’m LOVING the new Hunter’s Offshoot Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 ($34.90) because with its 100% barrel fermentation in 40% new and 60% 2yo French oak barrels, 20% malolactic fermentation and 12 months’ barrel ageing, is just an exquisite thing to sip. Fresh peach, pineapple and brioche flavours burst from the bottle and a lick of buttered toast and hazelnut hoist this wine into the stratosphere for me. James Macdonald is the young winemaker responsible for this deliciously old-school wine, that shows impeccable freshness, balance and buoyancy.
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