Helen Masters was named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine

This will be accessible relatively early in the context of the vintage yet still require all of a decade to really arrive at its peak

but it will fill the largest opera houses around the globe in a few years—and still in 50

292 cases made

Moderately saturated medium red

Gimonnet, Special Club Grands Terroirs Chardonnay other_regions Helen Masters was named NewDerived from old vine parcels scattered around Cramant, Chouilly and Cuis, Gimonnets 2016 Special Club Grands Terroirs de Chardonnay bursts from the glass with aromas of apple, lemon zest, hazelnut and white flowers. Medium to full bodied and enveloping yet bright, it is less taut than the Chouilly Special Club but a bit more ample than the Cramant Special Club standalone bottling. Full bodied and concentrated and underpinned by vibrant acidity, it is