![]() In my book, it’s a perfect mid-weeker and one of the best middle-weight New Zealand Chardonnays that I have tasted in the $15 bracket for some time.įamille Perrin Luberon Rosé 2020 – France Chardonnay fans typically love that creamy peach and wood-spice combination and this is rewarding wine – especially given its humble price point. ![]() As you’d expect with Gisborne fruit driving this release, it’s loaded with ripe stonefruit and tangy citrus fruit characters, but malolactic ferment (the process winemakers use to convert harsh fruit acids into softer, lactic acids) and partial barrel-fermentation in French oak barriques has really ramped up the complexity. ![]() If you’re looking for a middle-weight chardonnay that still packs in plenty of creamy mouthfeel, Tohu Chardonnay should be on your list. Try it the next time friends gather and you have a fresh deli-platter on the table. Glera fruit and adds in a subtle layer of hazelnut cream complexity that you only see in the better prosecco examples. Fresh, crisp and dry, Sartori Brut takes the classic apple / pear / citrus flavours of high quality D.O.C. Sartori is one wine that stood out for me from a purely flavour perspective. The reliability of the prosecco category and visual differentiation of the products on offer has taken the world by storm in the last decade and prosecco sales in our domestic market continue to be very strong. With tasting profiles so similar, producers use label and unique bottle combinations to drive consumer buying decisions and no one can deny that it’s a strategy that has worked wonders in global markets. There is certainly an argument that ‘prosecco is prosecco is prosecco’ and, from a flavour perspective, you can throw a blanket over much of the field in the key $15 - $20 retail category. There are plenty of Champagne-esque qualities on show and Bond Block Blanc de Blanc will hold great appeal for those who like their bubbles soft and rounded with plenty of weight and presence. This is smart wine with depth and real vitality, and a relative bargain given the surging price of good Kiwi Methode these days. The finish is crisp and long with mouth-filling creamy acidity the lasting impression. The upfront flavours are in the apple and ripe stone fruit spectrum, before yeasty, brioche characters come into play. Crafted from a single Gisborne Chardonnay vineyard using the premium methode traditionelle technique (the same labour intensive, double fermentation process used to make Champagne) this is full-bodied, richly weighted wine with lots of action in the glass. It’s always a pleasure tasting a quality New Zealand sparkling for the first time and this punchy NV release from Bond Block certainly didn’t disappoint. You have his word on it.īond Block Single Vineyard ‘Bubbles’ Blanc de Blanc Brut NV – Gisborne Regardless of the price point you like to shop in, Mac's Picks will always be great buying and totally delicious. Not many New Zealand retailers have sold more wine than Mac and his personal recommendations come from one of the industry's safest sets of hands.
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