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).]