The Foreign Affair Chardonnay 2015

One-fifth of the grapes for this wonderfully unconventional Chardonnay were dried using the traditional appassimento method for 30 days. The wine was barrel fermented and aged on light lees for 15 months in French oak, 10% of it new. The result is a robust, flavourful wine showing grilled pineapple, peach, butterscotch and coconut along with an attractive sweet-and-tangy note like you might find in a sour-style beer. Sip with chicken or pork in a sticky honey-lemon glaze. (Vintages panel, May 2018)