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Dry River Chardonnay 2020

Dry River

421 (2020)

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5% off 6 bottles (£53.20 each)
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2020 / Martinborough / New Zealand

Chardonnay / 13% / certified organic

Dry River was founded on the Martinborough Terrace in 1979 with a vision of creating high quality wines that age beautifully, using organic farming and low intervention winemaking.  They've changed ownership once since they started but it's still a family owned winery and their ethos is as originally intended.  Their wines are new to me but they're excellent.  The Chardonnay exhibits a lovely freshness with citrus, brioche, white flowers and hints of tropical fruit.  Toasty notes as well.  On the palate, it has a lovely mouthfeel with layers of different fruit (lemon, apple, mango, peach), crisp acidity, minerals and creamy textured oak.  Complexity is added by the wild yeast ferment and lees stirring and there's a hint of nuttiness on the lengthy finish.  Built to age for a decade or more, it's truly excellent and I look forward to drinking more from Dry River.

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