Description

TASTING NOTE : The Marlborist Chardonnay is a rich, dry elegant wine that is both intricate and textural with an enticing combination of roasted hazelnuts, brioche and golden-flesh nectarine with hints of clove spice and vanilla. This is a finely balanced wine with a creamy palate underpinned by a long, citrus finish. In order to retain maximum flavour and mouthfeel we have chosen to bottle this wine without fining or filtration. This minimal intervention wine may throw a sediment which is perfectly natural and completely harmless.

TECH SPECS

Vineyards – Auntsfield – Ben Morven – loess clay, greywacke – clone 15 Fairhall – Southern Wairau Valley – stony, alluvial soils – Mendoza The Wrekin – Brancott – gravel, clay loams – clone 95

Harvest Date – 18-21st March 2022 BRIX 21.6-22.0 Harvest Type Hand harvested

Pressing – Gentle, Champagne Cycle, high solids

Fermentation vessel – French oak barrels and puncheons (30% new)

Fermentation type – Wild fermentation + full malolactic fermentation

Maturation – 11 months in oak plus 5 months in stainless steel tanks

Lees stirring – Minimal

Fining & filtration – None

Bottled – July 2023

ABV – 13%Alc