Chardonnay from
New Zealand – Nelson
18.5+/20Even straw-yellow colour with some depth and pale golden
hues on the rim. This has a gently full
and voluminous nose with harmoniously interwoven aromas of white and yellow
stonefruits, creamy barrel-ferment and nutty oak notes, and subtle flinty
complexities and oxidative suggestions that unfold in detail and layers. Medium-full bodied, the palate has a rich and
deep heart, packed with layered flavours of yellow stonefruits entwined with
nutty and creamy oak, and subtle notes of flint and minerals, with oxidative
hints, all melded with harmony. The
palate has some alcohol power and drive, and the wine flows smoothly along a
fine-textured line, enlivened by balanced, refreshing acidity. The finish is long and sustained, showing
stonefruits and nuts. This is a harmoniously
rich and layered Chardonnay with complex stonefruit, nutty and creamy oak and
flinty minerals on a positive, fine-flowing palate. Match with seafood, poultry and pork over the
next 4 years. Clones Mendoza, 15, 95
8021and 548 Chardonnay from ‘Rosie’s Block, the ‘Moutere Home Block’ and other
small Moutere lots, WBP, and indigenous yeast barrel-fermented with high solids
to 13.5% alc., the wine aged 10 months in 15% new French oak on lees with
batonnage and full MLF. 18.5+/20 Apr 2017
RRP $33.00