Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2020

Our first ever reserve Chardonnay!

Aroma & Taste
A warm summer, malolactic fermentation and barrel ageing has produced a full-bodied wine with ripe tropical flavours and a creamy finish.  

Accolades
97 points, Winestate
95 points, Cameron Douglas
Decanter Top 20 NZ Chardonnay from 2020 

Viticultural Practices
Our Chardonnay clones were selected to produce high quality Chardonnay.  Low yields, gravel soils and a dry summer brings out the very best of these clones.

Wine Making Details
Less than 150 doz cases were made of this outstanding Chardonnay. Gently pressed directly to barrel where it underwent a cool ferment followed by full malolactic fermentation.  After that it was allowed to age in barrel for about 15 months (100% french oak barriques).