The taste testing for the 2021 Memorial Trophy for Nelson’s Best Chardonnay is underway, according to Top Taste wine writer Neil Hodgson the biggest challenge is selecting a winner when you have a number of wines that are very well made but made in different styles.
“Wine producers in the Nelson region are a very lucky bunch of people, the soil and climate conditions here mean they are able to produce a number of varieties incredibly well unlike some other regions, Chardonnay is one of those varieties.”
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“While most other regions in New Zealand produce Chardonnay I think there’s a great argument for claiming some of the country’s best examples are made in Nelson, and it’s made in a variety of styles.”