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Foxes Island Marlborough NZ Chardonnay 2002

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Foxes Island is the family winery of John Belsham, chairman of judges at the Air NZ Wine Awards. This is a big and complex wine with strong white peach and toasty oak flavours. A weighty, almost chewy, Chardonnay with a silken texture.

Tasted: May 2004   Closure: S'cap    Average price: NZD $33 (~USD $28)

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