{"id":5764,"date":"2022-05-29T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=5764"},"modified":"2022-05-29T09:04:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T21:04:28","slug":"hawkes-bay-chardonnay-collection-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=5764","title":{"rendered":"Hawke\u2019s Bay Chardonnay Collection 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5764\" class=\"elementor elementor-5764\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cb66b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cb66b3\" 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-7919559\" data-id=\"7919559\" 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-cf51f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf51f98\" 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>From Hawke\u2019s Bay Winegrowers &#8211; a selection of 2020 vintage Chardonnay &#8211; a stellar year &#8211; I\u2019m expecting some superb wines in this collection, showing great regional &#8211; even sub-regional &#8211; typicity following a tasting of this vintage at Clearview Estate just a few weeks ago. I\u2019m one of many who believe that Chardonnay from Hawke\u2019s Bay is not just their signature varietal, but is arguably world-class.<\/p><p>Winemaker\/Owner at Radburnd Cellars, Kate Radburnd commented on the 2020 vintage: <i>\u201cAn extraordinary dry growing season produced an early vintage of ripe, clean fruit across all varieties. It was a delight to manage harvest decisions which were based purely on merit, with very little weather or disease pressure.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p>The wines were selected by Cameron Douglas MS in February this year. He had this to say about the opportunity to be involved with this:<\/p><p><i>I knew that the quality of Chardonnay samples for the second annual Hawke\u2019s Bay Collection would be high. I was somewhat primed for this by the overall quality of other 2020 styles and varieties from around Aotearoa that arrived on my desk in the months and weeks leading up to the Hawke\u2019s Bay Chardonnay selection process. What I didn&#8217;t quite expect was how excellent every single wine was going to be. All the wines in the line-up are individually expressive and many spoke of place and time, the winemaker&#8217;s interpretation of site with a dream vintage for many this showcased chardonnay&#8217;s suitability to the Hawke\u2019s Bay region. Probably one of the hardest wine evaluation and selection tastings I have completed and what a fantastic day it was. In the end I chose to find a top 24 first, focusing on completeness and complexity, texture and concentration from which I selected this year&#8217;s top 12\u201d.<\/i><\/p><p>On to the wines\u2026<\/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-faa66e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faa66e6\" 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-64f0b2d\" data-id=\"64f0b2d\" 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-6fc2da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fc2da8\" 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>Te Awanga \u2018Quarter Acre\u2019 2020 <\/b>(RRP $40)\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">A disjointed nose &#8211; primed with a flinty reductivity on the nose &#8211; quite pungent and confronting, laid over and masking some bright stonefruit and racy citrus notes. A bracing, lively acidity and some wet-stone minerality enliven the palate, and couple with good citrus flavours and nice oak. All fleshed out with a lovely texture &#8211; clean and creamy. Finishes well, but, boy, those aromatics are polarising. <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">89pts<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d12fa2\" data-id=\"5d12fa2\" 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-e213e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e213e9f\" 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>Squawking Magpie Gimblett Gravels 2020 <\/b>(RRP $34)\u00a0Ripe and youthful aromatics, with a wave of fresh hay, sweet lemon, butterscotch, honeydew melon, and warm spice. More relaxed across the palate, rounded and fleshy &#8211; with ginger, mandarin, pear and toasted nuts. A smooth buttery texture, a balanced citrus-edged acidity, nudge of oak and a relaxed, easy-going character. <b>90pts<\/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-3bf4348 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bf4348\" 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-66e347d\" data-id=\"66e347d\" 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-dae2929 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dae2929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-ccc0495 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccc0495\" 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-2ea7e16\" data-id=\"2ea7e16\" 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-4178dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4178dd2\" 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>Coopers Creek Swamp Reserve 2020 <\/b>(RRP $40)\u00a0Ripe green-to-golden spectrum fruit flavours and florals on the nose. Youthful exhuberance of peach, grapefruit, pink peppercorn, lemon peel, pea pod, with spicy overtones of cardamom and tarragon. Gently seasoned with oak, and a focussed acidity, sits this good all-rounder firmly in that restrained \u2018classic\u2019 style. Supple, svelte and with a nice pumice-lightness of minerality at the finish. <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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6dd4ed\" data-id=\"f6dd4ed\" 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-5f615f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f615f3\" 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>Askerne Reserve 2020 <\/b>(RRP $35)\u00a0An attractive nose, with an aromatic verve and intensity. Ripe pear, crystallised ginger, nectarine and greengage. Medium acidity and a lovely weight &#8211; sweet-fruited without being sweet. Nicely spiced and showing great harmony across a fairly straight up and down palate with good lees-influence and well-judged oak. <b>92pts<\/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-89c8b06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89c8b06\" 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-337d901\" data-id=\"337d901\" 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-3099931 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3099931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-272d171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"272d171\" 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-5b228a9\" data-id=\"5b228a9\" 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-b441c94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b441c94\" 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>Villa Maria Keltern 2020 <\/b>(RRP $80)\u00a0With an intensely aromatic bouquet fronted with a struck-match smokiness. Taut and complex, but quite punchy and weighty. In the palate lies an opulent purity of fruit with lemon, almond, nectarine and grapefruit. Nice gravelly minerality and with an interesting texture \u2014 slippery with a silky viscosity. A steely acidity gives good drive through to a long, intense 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4513989\" data-id=\"4513989\" 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-db35def elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db35def\" 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>Collaboration Wines Aurulent 2020 <\/b>(RRP $35)\u00a0An elegant expression, with attractive aromatics of cashew, satsuma, peach, white pepper, lemon zest and struck match notes. The palate has power, intensity and accents the texture as much as it does the blooming fruit &#8211; turning tropical and rich as you go. Balanced with spice, toasty oak and some oatmeal-like lees influences &#8211; this is a fabulous, finessed, complex wine. <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-50e78ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50e78ec\" 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-f8bee9c\" data-id=\"f8bee9c\" 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-e44f2bd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e44f2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-aaacdfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaacdfd\" 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-c03bed0\" data-id=\"c03bed0\" 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-a6cc5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6cc5ba\" 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>Elephant Hill Salom\u00e9 2020 <\/b>(RRP $75)\u00a0Full and rich on the nose, with a minerality and funkiness bordering on over-ripe. Mandarin, lemon peel, apple, nougat and brioche flavours. Quite youthful and energetic, with a zesty acidity giving plenty of drive through the palate, turning more tropical and textural. Plenty of oak on show here, with layers of complexity to discover. Some pithy, salinity to the long, harmonious finish.\u00a0<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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-276ede1\" data-id=\"276ede1\" 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-4f97dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f97dde\" 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>Tony Bish Heartwood 2020 <\/b>(RRP $35)\u00a0Immediately complex on the nose, in a refined, appealing style, with orchard fruits, citrus and toasty spice. The lively acidity is vivid and delivers excellent flow through the palate, supported by spicy wood notes. Depth, concentration and a subtle power mid-palate, with a myriad of complex layers to work through. A master craftsman at work &#8211; the balance and tension is stylish and electric. <b>95pts<\/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-fc19795 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc19795\" 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-a29a840\" data-id=\"a29a840\" 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-91c4dbe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"91c4dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-b2b16a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2b16a6\" 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-33832d6\" data-id=\"33832d6\" 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-3311642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3311642\" 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>Bilancia Tiratore 2020 <\/b>(RRP $90)\u00a0Generous and concentrated, with a voluptuous tropical bouquet of fig, ginger, peach and spices. Ripe stone fruit and tropicals on the palate \u2013 pineapple, honeydew and quince balanced with a zest of kumquat, crisp nashi pear and nectarine. A mineral earthiness, along with subtle use of good oak, forms the spine, alongside a linear energy of acidity. Rich, spiced and focussed, but with a softer, broad and waxy texture. A mile-long, sweetening finish. <b>95pts<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70cbbee\" data-id=\"70cbbee\" 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-90653a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90653a7\" 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>Helio 2020 <\/b>(RRP $35)\u00a0Perfumed with grapefruit pith, sliced pear, fennel, cucumber, mandarin and lemon blossom. A fabulous line of acidity sets the stage for that fruit to shine. A mixture of the mellow oak influence, that saline brightness, plus the lush texture give a great core to this excellent expression that falls into the \u2018coastal expression\u2019 thing that\u2019s beginning to emerge in the Bay. Tense throughout and with a generous harmony to the finish. <b>95pts<\/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-c58a682 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c58a682\" 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-75a7fd8\" data-id=\"75a7fd8\" 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-133f616 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"133f616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-fcec146 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcec146\" 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-ab34b8c\" data-id=\"ab34b8c\" 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-5cf3af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cf3af2\" 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>Clearview Estate Reserve 2020 <\/b>(RRP $45)\u00a0Everything in place. A wine with character but where nothing jars, yet doesn\u2019t sidle off into blandness. A crisp and fresh acidity; with volume, intensity and power to burn. Luscious texture, well seasoned with new oak, perfectly balanced with those succulently ripe citrus, stonefruit and toasted oatmeal flavours. The opulent finish blooms with plush fruit sweetness, offset with a drying pithyness. <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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-822b190\" data-id=\"822b190\" 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-5d7eccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d7eccf\" 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>Trinity Hill 125 Gimblett 2020 <\/b>(RRP $80)\u00a0A lively nose \u2013 aromas of ripe pear, grapefruit, roast chestnut, sweet lemon and orange blossom. Taut, burgeoning, with power, presence and a vitality to the palate. 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