Marlborough Chardonnay somehow bucked the trend to ditch the toasty style and remains a destination for thick Chardonnay that is now back in fashion (if it ever really went away). Everything old is new again. This Forrest Chardonnay is definitely bigger – ripe, toasty, caramel-edged and broad with honey nut richness and oaky weight. It’s not flabby, but lavishness is the game. Old-school charm is the real winner, even if it looks a bit warm and forward in some lights.
- Best drinking: nowish
- Score (out of 20): 17.7
- Score (out of 100): 92
- Alcohol %: 10
- RRP (in $AUD): 40
- Winery website: https://www.forrest.co.nz/
- Would I buy it?: worth a glass
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