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Neudorf Rosie's Block Nelson Chardonnay 2015 $33
Five different clones were hand-harvested, fermented with wild yeasts and blended to create this buttered crumpet-smelling chardonnay, which quickly unveils a backbone of grilled nectarine and grapefruit pith alongside deliciously textural, creamy almond characters in the mid palate. It's a juicy, cheek-puckering style
that pretty much makes everything you consume with it positively bounce around in your mouth. Fresh, elegantly structured, all-round niceness from these Nelson pioneers.
Sip with: lemon chicken tagine.
Available at: neudorf.co.nz
Linden Estate Reserve Hawke's Bay Syrah 2014 $48