Growers Mark Tansley Road Gisb Chenin Blanc 2018
Trust your Taste
Peach, fig and crisp green apple meet a creamy, rounded texture in this Gisborne Chenin Blanc. A toasty note and a herbal edge give it extra interest. Try it with roast chicken or roast vegetables when you want a white with a little more substance.
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Creamy roundness with moderate herbal structure suits a Broad palate comfortable with both fruit and savoury texture. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy creamy white wines with ripe orchard fruit and a little herbal character.
It may not suit you if you prefer a very lean, purely citrus-led white with little texture.
Tasting Notes
- Region New Zealand
- Extras New
- Style AromaticAromatic WhitesEarthy Whites
- Type White
- Grapes Cheninblanc
- Body Light-medium
Tasting Notes
- Region New Zealand
- Extras New
- Style AromaticAromatic WhitesEarthy Whites
- Type White
- Grapes Cheninblanc
- Body Light-medium
How this wine feels
This has a smooth, creamy middle with enough fresh apple character to keep it lively. The herbal edge adds a little definition to the rounded fruit. It is a good choice when you enjoy texture and savoury detail in a white wine.
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Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
From Peter Briant’s Patutahi vineyard in Gisborne, part of Grower’s Mark’s range recognising its grape growers.
Cool fermentation of freshly harvested juice; fermentation stopped when the winemaker judged the balance right.
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