Choosing Top Nelson Chardonnay
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.”