{"id":526,"date":"2019-11-30T23:49:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T23:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=526"},"modified":"2020-05-25T07:20:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T07:20:33","slug":"wine-reviews-21-november-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=526","title":{"rendered":"Wine reviews 21 November 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mount Michael Pinot Noir 2017<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A single vineyard wine, from the Bendigo sub-region of Central Otago<\/strong>.\u00a0A deep burgundy coloured wine with an elegant nose showing doris plum with spicey clove and star anise. More red stonefruits and a suggestion of mushroomy forest floor lingers in the palate that is woven with a vein of taut tannins and a deep sweetness hinting at mocha and singed cedar. Further in there is a savoury, dense, richness that has a real grip and yearns for a hearty slow cooked beef stew or roasted meat dish to accompany it. A really powerful wine with a lengthy, concentrated finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao Chardonnay 2017<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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From grapes grown at the company headquarters in an old volcanic crater in Mangere, Auckland.\u00a0Straw coloured in the glass, with a greener edging. Highly fragranced, with aromas of roasted nuts, citrus zest and lemon blossom. Folded between waves of smokey and toasty oak (30% new), there is a core of ripe grapefruit and white peach, but the wine treads a very linear path of crisp acidity. Deeply concentrated and yet delicately creamy, it has a dazzling intensity that leads to an endless and poised finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Chardonnay from the sheltered Taylors Pass vineyard on the northern banks of the Awatere Valley, Marlborough. A hand picked and single vineyard wine.\u00a0A pale and golden yellow, with vibrant scents of flinty gun smoke and yeasty sourdough. Laced with toasted almonds, a zing of lemon zest, with vibrant grapefruit and nectarine, there is also a striking minerality and reduction to the palate. Enriched with a creamy caramelisation and framed in seasoned spicey oak. A balanced seam of supple acidity leads you to a dry and satisfying finish of great distance. Of the current single vineyard Chardonnays in the VM stable, I feel this one is their truest showing of the finest NZ (of South Island origin, certainly) terroir-driven chardonnay. Even at $50, this is a fine value \u2013 buy this rather than an averagely bland corporate French bubbly to kick off a special occasion, and you\u2019ll be supporting some of the best of NZ wine \u2013 and doing yourself a favour to boot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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