Folding Hill Bendigo Chardonnay 2022From their small, organically farmed, vineyard in the Bendigo subregion of Central Otago in New Zealand, the Kerruish family of Folding Hill craft wonderful wines with an old world sensibility. They have built their reputation on the excellent quality of their Pinot Noir, and in 2016 decided to plant a small Chardonnay vineyard alongside it the results have been astounding with this 2022 vintage scoring 94 Points and 5 Stars from New Zealand's Wine

A good partner for goat's or sheep's cheeses

A fascinating wine from a winemaker to watch

lemon tart and toasted bread aromas intersperse flawlessly with mouth-filling bubbles

The winery is very impressive

It offers a rich and substantial mouthfeel

frequently at the limit of collapse but somehow always able to resist and develop the fruit of incredible concentration and flavour

Full-bodied and robust

keeping the original stone walls as its centerpiece

complemented by a subtle hint of apple pie

sitting just opposite the famous Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (which we also have)

Mullineux has won accolade after accolade for its wines

the producer then makes the delicate choices associated with blending