2000 Delegats Chardonnay

[Skeeter]

Working my way through a bottle of this Hawkes Bay chard at the moment... a wine we actually sell at the bar I work occasionally. There it's the "second tier" chardonnay, after the 2002 Church Road. (At work, the Delegats is going for NZ$6 a glass. The bottle set me back NZ$16 retail.)

The extra couple of years in the bottle has been kind to it... rich, mouthfilling drop, buttery texture and a very nice aftertase of... banana, oddly enough. Probably almost at it's peak about now, although there's a little acidity lingering that might help it go another year. (Not this bottle though... I'm enjoying it just fine as it is.)

Skeeters Tasting Notes Say: "A chardonnay, ma,am? Might I recommend the Delegats?" [img]http://38.118.142.245/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]


[This message has been edited by Skeeter (edited 12-22-2003).]

[winoweenie]

I can see her, eyes fluttering, say in response, " Of course you handsome devil you, Pour Quickly ". [img]http://38.118.142.245/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[Skeeter]

Nahh, you're hearing things. I'm dealing with tourists, mainly and what they USUALLY say is "No, whatever the house wine is will be fine."

That's usually the point I bop them on the head with a cocktail shaker in sheer frustration. [img]http://38.118.142.245/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[Skeeter]

Discovered the bar is now stocking the '01 version of this today. The boss allowed a quick tester sniff-and-spit... Just as good as the '00, methink, if not better. (I'll have to pick up a bottle for, umm... "research purposes", methinks.) [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

Still has that banana-like aftertaste, still rich, buttery and more-ish. Keep 'em coming, Delegats!