2005 Huia Blanc de Blanc Sparking Wine Marlborough New Zealand

SKU #1076234 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

 Huia's 2005 Blanc de Blancs offers toasty / biscuity aromas over notes of peaches, spiced apple slices and honeycomb plus a hint of toasted almonds. Light bodied with plenty of fine, frisky bubbles, it offers a good concentration of honeyed toast and apple tart flavors with crisp acidity and a long harmonious finish. Drink it now through 2014+.  (10/ 2011)

K&L Notes

100% Chardonnay, made in the Traditional Method ("methode champenoise"), with first fermentation and ageing on the lees in French oak followed by secondary fermentation and ageing on the lees for three and a half years in bottle; all hand-disgorged. It shows ripe citrus and peach aromas and flavors, with a rich, creamy mouthfeel and underlying breadiness and toast. Recommended with canapés, fresh and oven baked oysters, sushi, smoked salmon and fresh seafood.

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Chardonnay

- It's hard to believe that up until about 30 years ago, this extremely popular varietal hid behind the veil of geographical names like Chablis and Puligny-Montrachet. Now grown all over the world and bottled by its varietal name, Chardonnay has achieved a level of branding unlike any other wine. Surprisingly, though, what you get when you buy Chardonnay can differ greatly from country to country and even within one country, depending on the climate where it's grown and how it is vinified and aged. From fresh, crisp and minerally with apple and lemon notes to rich and buttery with tropical fruit overtones, Chardonnay runs the gamut. In France's Burgundy, Chardonnay is the source of the prized wines of Chablis, Corton-Charlemagne, Mâcon, Meursault and Montrachet. It also the foundation of exceptional Champagne, where it is blended with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier or vinified on its own into Blanc de Blancs. It is also extremely popular in California, and is gaining popularity in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and South Africa.
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New Zealand

- A Southern Pacific island 1,000 miles from the nearest land-mass (Australia), New Zealand has a maritime climate, suitable for wine production of excellent quality. For better or worse, this was discovered by New Zealand agriculturalists relatively recently (end of the 20th century), thus the wine industry is virtually brand new. Although most influenced by Australian academia, New Zealand's wine industry has begun to adopt many European and California viticultural and enological practices. Although the New Zealand wine biz is known most for its Sauvignon Blanc, the most planted variety is Chardonnay, with Pinot Noir gaining in popularity. Click for a list of bestselling items from New Zealand.
Alcohol Content (%): 12.5
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