Novum Marlborough Chardonnay 2023

96 POINTS: Halliday Wine Companion
95 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team

“Firework flint, lemon oil and yellow peach cheeks. Grapefruit sorbet and cold butter log. Almond milk creaminess with a deft handling of oak on the palate. Cumin, powdered ginger and white pepper. This delivers the charitable dimensions of chardonnay with a breeze of gently rolling acidity and brilliance of a chiselled precious stone. Peach cream and baked meringue on the finish. Drinking beautifully and will age further. Wonderful to see the confidence and precision from a new player. Very exciting.”
- Halliday Wine Companion

This is a classic kiwi success story, a winery many have never hear of but you really do need to check them out. Novum is the new label for William Hoare (ex-Fromm) and Rachel Jackson-Hoare in Marlborough utilizing fruit from family and closely associated vineyards. Both families have long histories in the area and William (Will) knows these vineyards like the back of his hand.  Tiny volumes, amazing quality.

ABV: 13.5%