Oh, I like this. A lot! This is Hunter Valley Chardonnay in the slot from Briar Ridge. This Briar Hill is on the money and then some. Find me nestled in the corner pouring plentiful glasses and savouring every drop.
Barbecued nectarines, a splash of pineapple, jersey caramel, raw cashews and a whipped butter creaminess pique my interest from the outset. Grapefruit juice brings the mouth to water with super fine ginger spices humming and reaching long on an elongated finish. Let it breathe and a match stick and flint character wriggles forward. It's impressively built and presents some measured weight yet it's not heavy nor overbearing. Absolutely gorgeous, the tasting is over, I'm off to neck the lot.
Drink to eight years.
95/100
Region: Hunter Valley
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