A slight departure from the regular reviews I\u2019ve done for this excellent Hawke\u2019s Bay producer. I\u2019ll let them explain: \u201cThe Penelope Radburnd range was founded with one clear purpose, to push the boundaries of our traditional Radburnd wines. We still aim to celebrate New Zealand\u2019s cool climate viticulture while bringing a second generation\u2019s perspective to varieties and styles<\/i>\u201d. So, it falls under the family umbrella – but this wine isn\u2019t made by Kate\u2026 rather it is daughter Penelope. Here\u2019s what I thought:<\/p>\n
A pale green-gold in the glass. The bouquet is elegant, with high notes of lemon blossom, and bright citrus-led aromatics plus some white peach, tarragon and crisp apple. There is a tight energy at first, but this is definitely drinking well now on release. But the structure of zesty acid and spicy barrel flavours should develop well over time in the bottle (and your cellar). Texture plays a part, with the time that the wine spent on lees giving an \u2018al dente\u2019 quality that adds extra interest and character to the palate. 93pts<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A slight departure from the regular reviews I\u2019ve done for this excellent Hawke\u2019s Bay producer. I\u2019ll let them explain: \u201cThe Penelope Radburnd range was founded with one clear purpose, to … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wine-review-by-winefolio"],"yoast_head":"\n