Three Fates Gordon Russell Hawke’s Bay Chenin Blanc 2024 $40 
From Ian and Linda Quinn’s Two Terraces vineyard out in Mangatahi west of Hastings, this wild-fermented collaboration between Holly, Hester and Casey from Three Fates, and Holly’s father Gordon Russell (ex-Esk Valley) one of New Zealand’s pioneer Chenin Blanc masters. Aromas of mandarin, jasmine, peach and yellow apple leap out of the glass then merge with a full, generous palate that’s plush with apricot, yellow plum, citrus and creamy complexity. It’s a mouthwatering style that is ultimately food-friendly and quite frankly, unputdownable.
