Howard Park Miamup Chardonnay 2023
- 91
- $30
- Drink by: 2024-2027
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Hailing from Howard Park’s Margaret River vineyards, comes this elegant Chardonnay delivering well above its price point. Aromas of grapefruit and pineapple skin are fairly subtle, with a lovely wet stone minerality. In the mouth it is bright and zesty with excellent concentration. Some barrel fermentation, lees stirring and malolactic conversion contribute a gorgeous creamy texture. The citrussy acidity is beautifully integrated and ensures freshness on the finish.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
