Josh Emett ‘Chef ’s Series’ and beverage matches
3-4&2(&5",&671$,#8&38"#)$,&9":8&9",$;& French braise of chicken cooked with red wine, lardoons and mushrooms. We matched it with Cuvée No1, highly regarded and well renowned, both throughout New Zealand and Internationally, winning numerous Trophies, Gold Medals and Five Star awards since it’s release. 100% chardonnay (blanc de blancs), a style for which their winemaker has consistently been awarded, presenting a perfect balance between fruit and yeast, the wine was held on lees for two years allowing full autolysis displaying a tiny consistent bead, and firm mousse resulting in a typical, complex, champagne-like character. The palate is intensely flavoured and focused with the good fruit-yeast balance providing elegance and style.
!"#$%&'(#)&*$+&",& -.&/&012,+$& Matched with the exceptional craft beer brewers of Moa, their Five Hop. Moa Five Hop Winter Ale shows the unique signatures of traditional North European bottle conditioning. Displaying a Nelson-dominant hoppy nose with a subtle oak character leaving extra smooth and creamy, honeyed characters on the palate. A well-balanced companion to spiced foods. Traditionally served just below room temperature.
71$$&<2,+$&38"#)$,&",&=8->$+12",& ?(@:21%&/&A2112+-, Matched with the Man O’War Valhalla 2010. The name Valhalla is conferred upon the finest barrels of chardonnay selected by their winemaker each year. The 2010 vintage was superb for this Waiheke vineyard with excellent mid summer heat, little or no rain and relatively cool nights throughout the growing season. The vineyards that make up the 2010 Valhalla Chardonnay are those which are located on the mid slope of the hillsides and are predominantly rich clay based soils with some light volcanic deposits in the top soil. These vineyards produce wines which are full bodied and very textural so the wines are fermented in large oak puncheons and smaller barriques to enhance those characters.
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