Domaine Naturaliste Floris Chardonnay 2023
- 95
- $39
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Matured for 10 months in 30% new oak barrels. Citron lemon skin, turmeric and jonquil flowers. There is calamansi lime zest too with pockets of white peach and rum soaked pineapple. A delightful mesh of grainy skin grip adds further dimension to the wine, with driving acidity and power that belies its moderate alcohol. Some ginger ale and Amaro bitterness rounds out the finish like a standing ovation. This has so much character and nuance, it might take you a few sips before you quite know how to respond. Great wines tend to do that in my opinion. Try this with curry fried cauliflower and garlic naan bread.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
