Helen Masters was named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine

The colour is of burnished copper

Red berry fruit

This opulent and mouth coating effort is certainly finer than its villages sibling but not necessarily any longer or more complex and I prefer the more overt minerality present in the villages as well

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Gimonnet, Special Club Grands Terroirs Chardonnay other_regions Helen Masters was named NewDerived from old vine parcels scattered around Cramant, Chouilly and Cuis, Gimonnets 2016 Special Club Grands Terroirs de Chardonnay bursts from the glass with aromas of apple, lemon zest, hazelnut and white flowers. Medium to full bodied and enveloping yet bright, it is less taut than the Chouilly Special Club but a bit more ample than the Cramant Special Club standalone bottling. Full bodied and concentrated and underpinned by vibrant acidity, it is