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"A crowd-pleasingly tasty Chardonnay" Wine Orbit

"Succulent & creamy texture, elegantly structured by fine acidity" Wine Orbit

Delicious with creamy lobster linguine with lemon & herbs, or mushroom risotto

Mystery Marlborough Chardonnay 2016 (01)

Member rating / 50+
$9.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $15.99 $13.90


Black Market Mystery Wines™ are simply wines we love, with the branding hidden and revealed only when it arrives at your door!


Awarded 91/100 Points Awarded 4.5 Stars Awarded Silver Medal Awarded 88/100 Points
Mystery Marlborough Chardonnay 2016 (01)

Mystery Marlborough Chardonnay 2016 (01)

Member rating / 50+
Winemakers were able to pick blocks purely on flavour and ripeness...
$9.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $15.99 $13.90

Accolades

Awarded 91/100 Points & 4.5 Stars

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Awarded Silver Medal: Best Value

China Wine & Spirits Awards 2018

Awarded 88/100 Points

Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

Description

"A crowd-pleasingly tasty Chardonnay; the nicely lifted bouquet shows white nectarine, rock melon, hazelnut and vanilla characters. The palate is succulent and beautifully rounded, and displays attractive fruit weight and creamy texture, elegantly structured by fine acidity" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Youthful, fresh and fruity bouquet with aromas and flavours of peaches with whipped cream, a light nutty oaky line and butter popcorn layer. Equally youthful and fresh on the palate with time needed to further integrate the textures and flavours. Light and refreshing with a vanilla oak and peach finish. Drink now and through 2022" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

This Mystery Chardonnay displays notes of stone fruit, nuts, vanilla and oak.

The 2015/2016 growing season was warm and dry. A couple of heavy, but isolated, rain events in January and March provided some drought relief and kept canopies healthy and green. There was very little disease pressure leading into harvest, so winemakers were able to pick blocks purely on flavour and ripeness.

The fruit was machine picked and gently pressed directly to a mix of French oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. Fermentation occurred with a mix of indigenous and cultured yeasts (Burgundy isolates). The wine was then left to mature in its fermentation vessels on lees for a further 6 months, before being racked and blended.

 

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Screw Cap

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Alcohol

13%

Delivery

NZ (from $5.99)

Member Rating

4 Stars

User comments (42)

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R
Nice wines and a good price per bottle

Rhonda - 12/05/2020

F
Another excellent wine Highly recommend

Fiona - 08/05/2020

Lovely wine, low acid, great value

Fiona - 02/05/2020

L
Great service as had trouble ordering on line. Order was taken for me over the phone. The wine is really good.

Lindsay - 01/05/2020

D
Excellent wine for $10/bottle.

Daniel - 16/04/2020

L
Light and fruity

Lesley - 15/04/2020

an excellent drop will buy again.. and again

Julie - 14/04/2020

I was nicely surprised and very pleased with the quality and price of my mystery wine. Have already placed another order!

Tara - 13/04/2020

Love this wine

Vivienne - 03/04/2020

A very happy purchase from the mystery wine selection. Smooth and creamy

Damian - 02/04/2020

Best value Chardonnay I have bought online so far. A very nice wine.

Malcolm - 28/03/2020

Love this wine. Guests really enjoying this

Isobelle - 29/12/2019

J
Very drinkable but unusually sharp for a chardy. Lots of pineapple up front.

Jenny - 19/05/2020

Good value wine for everyday drinking

Graham - 13/05/2020

easy to drink and very good value

Angela - 04/05/2020

W
Lovely full flavoured creamy Chardonnay.

Wendy - 03/05/2020

P
Must have been a nice drinkable chardonnay, as we have none left.

Patricia - 28/04/2020

Enjoyed this, wasn’t as buttery as I normally like but still a nice drop

Pat - 27/04/2020

A
Beautiful light chardonnay - easy to drink - well priced. would recommend just bought another case . Excellent value for money here

Amiee - 25/04/2020

Smooth and light

Susan - 23/04/2020

R
A smooth, pleasant wine.

Rene - 23/04/2020

R
Great value

Richard - 23/04/2020

J
Interesting chardonnay - unexpectedly light. Like it!

Jane - 22/04/2020

M
My first time purchase during COVID-19 lockdown. Mystery Chardonnay which proved out to be a great wine and truly value for money. Faster than expected delivery over a difficult time and the start of a long weekend.

Merryl - 17/04/2020

C
This wine supposed me. The quality of the wine belies the packaging and price.

Colin - 15/04/2020

S
Good value for the money

Sue - 09/04/2020

A beaut!

Valerie - 12/02/2020

A
Nice but quite sharp in taste, close to a sav

Angie - 01/05/2020

Pleasant, ready for immediate drinking.

Sarah - 29/04/2020

J
Good value for money but prefer the Sav

Jessie - 22/04/2020

A
Delivery service excellent

Alex - 19/04/2020

L
Good for the price.

Linda - 17/04/2020

Value for money needs a little more time in the bottle

Graham - 15/04/2020

S
Enjoyed. Will order again. Thank you.

Susan - 14/04/2020

J
Thank you for the delivery, I will be purchasing again

Jenny - 14/04/2020

T
nice well priced .

Tracy - 13/04/2020

W
Great value for money, and a great quaffing wine. Needs a little more oak for me, but would purchase again.

Wayne - 10/04/2020

Great drinking now Drink up may not be as good if kept

Graeme - 07/04/2020

A drinkable drop for the price

Trina - 06/04/2020

Nice and light, good summer drinking

Irene - 04/02/2020

H
Easy drinking

Heather - 31/01/2020

A
Nice easy drinking

Alan - 26/01/2020


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