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92
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Bob Campbell MW -
92
/ 100
Cameron Douglas MS
White
Classification
Chardonnay
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
New Zealand
Country
Marlborough,
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
Drink Now
Cellaring
Scores
92 / 100"Fresh, bright and tangy chardonnay with a fruit focus of white peach, nectarine, together with a subtle seasoning of cashew nut, spicy oak and green apple. Accessible now but should mellow nicely with bottle age"
- Bob Campbell MW
92 / 100
"A familiar and enticing bouquet of fresh peaches and baking spices of vanilla and clove. There’s reminders of over whipped cream with a light cheesey quality accentuating the less and softer floral and citrus qualities. Plenty of weight and texture, fruity and style. Medium+ acidity with fine tannins then flavours of stone fruits, nuts and citrus peel. Balanced and well made with best drinking from 2024 through 2027+."
- Cameron Douglas MS
Tasting Notes
Stone fruit and melon highlighted with hints of fresh brioche and high quality French oak barrels.
To taste, there are layers of citrus and lemon peel with subtle influences of barrel fermentation balanced beautifully.
Winemaking
Harvested over 2 separate picks. The fruit was gently pressed with the free run juice settling briefly before draining to French oak barrels. The barrels remained in our cellar to undergo a fermentation; a portion of the wine went through natural malolactic fermentation with the separate batches being assembled 10 months after harvest. After final blending, the wine was left to rest in tank on light yeast lees for 2 months before preparation for bottling.
Vintage
Near perfect weather patterns over the flowering period and through December resulted in even crops and healthy canopies to ripen the fruit.
The weather took a turn in February with above average rainfall and cooler temperatures for the month. Perfect ripening conditions then ensued through the remainder of the month and into March. Daily monitoring of our vineyards over the period of harvest was key to maintaining wine quality throughout the season.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity