Ata Rangi Petrie Chardonnay
Ata Rangi is going from strength to strength, and credits a new vineyard manager with the refinement in its fruit since 2009. 2011 has givn birth to an outstanding Petrie, at once honed and taut and at the same time delightfully complex and textural. Layers of struck flint and charcuterie float over precise grapefruit and white peach, with an undercurrent of cashew nut French oak. This gravelly vineyard, thirty kilometres north-east of Martinborough, has produced a finely structured mouthfeel and a long, honed finish. $29 at Stewarts.
By Tyson Stelzer
10 May 2013
Tyson Stelzer is a multi-award winning wine writer, television host and producer and international speaker. He was named The International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year, The Australian Wine Communicator of the Year and The International Champagne Writer of the Year. He is the author and publisher of seventeen wine books, contributor to many wine magazines, a frequent judge and chair at Australian wine shows and a presenter at wine events in 12 countries. TysonStelzer.com is your link to wine recommendations, book sales, tours and events.
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