Exceptional fruit purity and complex flavours are the hallmarks of this wine. This 2015 Reserve Chardonnay is concentrated and rich with nutty and citrus characteristics. 30% matured in French oak, this is a wine with good length, weight and texture ideal with fish, poultry and pork.
"The coastal Te Awanga vineyard has proven a special site for Chardonnay and 2015 was a great vintage providing fruit of the highest quality to make a release of the Reserve wine."
Chardonnay
ABV 13.5%
Drink now 2017 - 2023
SCREWC
Dry
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“It undergoes malolactic fermentation and is aged for longer in 30% new French oak barrels and then in tank on the lees. The result is complex, detailed wine with citrus sweetness, a more savoury preserved-lemon flavour, nutty depth and a long, concentrated, fresh finish.”
The Wine Gang
“Salinity, flint and creamy minerality to spare in this lovely Chardonnay, smokiness and a little mint humbug buttery quality. The palate is beautiful, ripe pear and apple, a big thrust of lime and tangerine acidity into a long, balanced finish.”
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