{"id":5642,"date":"2022-05-22T10:59:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T22:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=5642"},"modified":"2022-05-22T10:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T22:59:44","slug":"a-tour-around-the-best-of-australian-chardonnays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=5642","title":{"rendered":"A tour around the best of Australian Chardonnays"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5642\" class=\"elementor elementor-5642\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f7634a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f7634a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d34ce09\" data-id=\"d34ce09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0292491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0292491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At a long weekend staying at Clearview Homestead recently, not only did I get to taste a regional selection of the 2020 Hawke\u2019s Bay Chardonnays; a long afternoon of Californian Chardonnay (and international interlopers) &#8211; but also a quick spin around the regions of Australia, taking in (some of) the best Chardonnay from their 2019 vintage. Professional insights from two adopted sons: John Hancock and Larry McKenna &#8211; who also happen to be two of New Zealand\u2019s very top Show Judges, as well as creators of some decent Chardonnay over the years. Not forgetting some words of wisdom from Tim Turvey &#8211; currently holder of Best Wine in New Zealand Trophy with his Clearview Estate Reserve. Host Gabor Sareczky could also be considered to know the occasional good Chardonnay when it hits his esteemed palate.<\/p><p>A few of these wines are new to me. We had the Tolpuddle and Leeuwin Art Series during the California Tasting, and are wines that I know pretty well, along with Giaconda, Orlando and Mosswood. Tolpuddle is excellent &#8211; the Art series not to my taste &#8211; getting praises I suggest on reputation rather than actual current deliciousness (OK shoot me, there goes my invitation to Halliday). Stuff like Dexter and Pierro is fresh tasting material, which I\u2019m always keen for.<\/p><p>Onto the wines\u2026<\/p><p><b>Bay of Fires Chardonnay<\/b> (Tasmania)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Elegantly complex on the nose, with grapefruit, apple, hazelnut, lemon curd, nectarine and vanilla. Sweet on the palate &#8211; tropical and with a ripe power. A hint of chalky minerality, with lovely taut line of almost saline acidity. Delicious texture and long pithy finish. <b>94pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Tolpuddle Chardonnay <\/b>(Tasmania)\u00a0Smoky and flinty perfumes, with tangelo, sweetcorn, lemon peel and fresh sliced pear. Exquisitely simple and lean &#8211; restrained and focussed. An oyster-shell minerality and a silken texture with more weight to the satisfying finish. <b>93pts<\/b><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfc0337 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfc0337\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79c5e61\" data-id=\"79c5e61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab19e7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab19e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"876\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Oz-Chardoonay-on-table-859x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Oz-Chardoonay-on-table-859x1024.jpg 859w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Oz-Chardoonay-on-table-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Oz-Chardoonay-on-table-768x916.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Oz-Chardoonay-on-table.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e7fdff\" data-id=\"1e7fdff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fc022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66fc022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dexter Wines Chardonnay <\/b>(Mornington Peninsula)\u00a0Distinctive herbal, fennel\/floral notes alongside the citrus and floral aromatics. Oak is subtle, balanced with a medium acidity. Palate is a little weaker than the lovely nose, but shows pepper and a green nuance of jalapeno. Juicy, lengthy finish. <b>91pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Oakridge 864 Drive Block, Funder &amp; Diamond Vineyard Chardonnay <\/b>(Yarra Valley)\u00a0Ripe and packing some heat, with tropical tones of melon, nectarine, citrus and hazelnut on the nose. Big, upfront and muscular into the palate. Smoky oak and a stony earthiness start to balance out the plush overtones as the wine settles. By the finish its pretty balanced. Hmmm. <b>94pts<\/b><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68dc9ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68dc9ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ba5ac0\" data-id=\"1ba5ac0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a47596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a47596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Orlando Lyndale Chardonnay<\/b> (Adelaide Hills)\u00a0Vibrant on the nose, with a hint of flinty reductivity, white-fleshed nectarine, lemon peel, apple and roast almond. Precise and well defined, with a busy acidity, a nip of fruit tannin and some minerality. Oak is restrained. A generous texture rounds out a seamless presentation.<b> 93pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Bindi Estate Quartz Chardonnay <\/b>(Macedon Ranges)\u00a0White peach, tarragon, cashew, lemon rind and orange blossom on the nose. Quite ethereal, elegant and lifted, but no mistaking the underlying concentration and power. Characteristically minerally, with a crystalline, pithy tang on the tongue. Reminds me of Bell Hill (that\u2019s good). Special. <b>95pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Giaconda Chardonnay <\/b>(Beechworth)\u00a0Complex immediately on the nose, with smoky, flinty aromatics. Then lime marmalade, salted caramel, cashew, grapefruit pith, golden peach, hay and ginger. Big &#8211; deliberately so, and comfortable with that. Everything turned up to 10. Nice texture &#8211; custardy and soft. Good stuff. <b>94pts<\/b><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdbe03c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdbe03c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bf568a\" data-id=\"5bf568a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ac80f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2ac80f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bindi-Quartz-Chardy-19-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5648\" alt=\"Bindi Quartz Chardy 19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bindi-Quartz-Chardy-19-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bindi-Quartz-Chardy-19-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bindi-Quartz-Chardy-19-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bindi-Quartz-Chardy-19-1536x939.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bindi-Quartz-Chardy-19.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a64fc49\" data-id=\"a64fc49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ca108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80ca108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Giaconda-Chardy-19-1024x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Giaconda-Chardy-19-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Giaconda-Chardy-19-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Giaconda-Chardy-19-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Giaconda-Chardy-19-1536x921.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Giaconda-Chardy-19.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eddb8c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eddb8c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9260b5a\" data-id=\"9260b5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cff077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cff077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tappanappa Tiers Vineyard 1.5 Chardonnay <\/b>(Piccadilly Valley)\u00a0Fresh, youthful aromatics of white peach, brioche, fig and cinnamon. Delicious crunchy ripeness, and a lively acidity gives excellent line and length. There\u2019s a chalky, aspirin-like minerality to the palate that is appealing and balances the toasty oak well. Complex, seamless finish. <b>94pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Moss Wood Chardonnay <\/b>(Margaret River)\u00a0Straight-up opulence on the nose &#8211; generous, bright and enticing. Nectarine, cashew, pear, melon and satsuma peel. Not as powerful on the palate though, a bit broad and subdued. Lots of oak, and a medium acidity keeps it afloat and there\u2019s a lovely nutty, caramel finish. <b>92pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay <\/b>(Margaret River)\u00a0Pear, fennel, red apple, lime zest, green crushed herbs and honeysuckle aromatics. Tense and driven into the palate, with a pristine, linear acidity. A taut, coiled spring of a wine, still coming out of its shell. <b>91pts<\/b><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd7bdd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd7bdd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7422bd9\" data-id=\"7422bd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f704ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f704ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tappanappa-Tiers-1.5-Chardy-19-1024x627.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tappanappa-Tiers-1.5-Chardy-19-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tappanappa-Tiers-1.5-Chardy-19-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tappanappa-Tiers-1.5-Chardy-19-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tappanappa-Tiers-1.5-Chardy-19-1536x941.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tappanappa-Tiers-1.5-Chardy-19.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8102098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8102098\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bcaca5\" data-id=\"4bcaca5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e817c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e817c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Flame Tree Chardonnay <\/b>(Margaret River)\u00a0Simple, appealing perfumes on show &#8211; peach, nougat, dried lime, brioche and grapefruit. Pithy, with some savoury elements to counter the lush fruit &#8211; green olive, preserved lemon and an apple-skin tannin. <b>90pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Pierro Chardonnay <\/b>(Margaret River)\u00a0Pink grapefruit, lime curd, sage, sweetcorn, almond and flower-power. Lovely concentration and intensity with pithy pure acidity that cuts straight through. Coiled and intense, with impressive muscle. A mealy, glossy, texture that has a little mineral and fruit tannin grip. Yum. The best for last. <b>96pts<\/b><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b71bdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b71bdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aafc10\" data-id=\"1aafc10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f926de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f926de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So &#8211; question &#8211; Like, or don\u2019t like? No problem reaching for a second glass for any of these. The top examples are easily up there with the best of anything on show over the weekend &#8211; including Bell Hill, Helio, Riflemans and Clearview Reserve from NZ; Ramey, Kistler and Aubert from USA; and the Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d37a3d1\" data-id=\"d37a3d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b376067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b376067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Margaret River seems like a winner in terms of location. The acidity-meets-tropical trick that wins my heart is apparently quite a common thread in top tier Aussie Chardonnay! Nothing on show here was overly blousey, and there\u2019s a nice line of minerality in the top examples, that is another factor in my ratings of interesting Chardonnays (of the world). One of the key outcomes after this is a new desire to get over the ditch and explore &#8211; which is a good sign when wines inspire anyone to do that!<\/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":"<p>At a long weekend staying at Clearview Homestead recently, not only did I get to taste a regional selection of the 2020 Hawke\u2019s Bay Chardonnays; a long afternoon of Californian &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing-about-wine","category-wine-review-by-winefolio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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