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Palliser Noble 375ml Martinborough NZ Chardonnay 2005

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83/100 35

Unusual wine. Clean with good varietal characters and some botrytis but the wine is somehow rather lacklustre and a bit dull. Not helped by a touch of bunch rot. SF:4

Tasted: Jul 2006   Closure: S'cap    Average price: NZD $24 (~USD $18)

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