"Beautifully weighted, finely textured & creamy" Wine Orbit
Juicy, ripe fruit flavours balanced with subtle vanilla spice & caramel
An ideal wine to enjoy with roast chicken, creamy potatoes & good company
Delta Marlborough Chardonnay 2018
Delta Marlborough Chardonnay 2018
Accolades
Awarded Blue-Gold & Top 100 Wine
Sydney International Wine Competition 2020
Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jun 2019
Description
- Lightly oaked
- Vanilla
- Brioche
- Peach
"This is gorgeously styled and expressed on the nose showing ripe peach, rockmelon, vanilla, roasted cashew and subtle brioche characters on the nose, leading to a beautifully weighted palate that is finely textured and creamy. The wine offers delightful fruit purity as well as elegant complexity, finishing long and delectable. At its best: now to 2022" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jun 2019
Golden colour in the glass. Showcasing aromas of ripe peach, apricot and vanilla pod. Juicy pear and ripe peach form a fruity palate, balanced with subtle vanilla spice and caramel on the finish.
These select Clone 15 Chardonnay grapes were sourced from Marlborough's Lower Wairau Valley, predominantly from one select vineyard. The 2018 vintage started with cool spring weather, which extended the length of flowering, leading to open bunches with reduced potential disease pressure during early Autumn rains. Lower crop levels led to increased intensity of flavours within the grapes. Ripening steadily throughout the growing period, this fruit was continually monitored until the right balance of flavour and physiological ripeness was attained.
The grapes were harvested both by hand and machine. Once transported to the winery, the grapes were pressed, lightly settled and inoculated with a selected yeast strain. The natural stone fruit flavours were maintained, and secondary characteristics such as sandalwood, caramel and vanilla spice developed with malolactic fermentation, regular lees stirring and maturation in oak, before lighting fining and filtering.
Food Pairing: The 2018 Chardonnay is elegant and concentrated. An ideal wine to enjoy with roast chicken, creamy potatoes and good company.
Vegetarian friendly.
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Ditto as per the Pinot Gris
Bernadette - 25/09/2019
A good chardonnay for the price - more character than most
Roy - 09/08/2019
Very enjoyable wine
Daphne - 05/08/2019
plenty of body and legs
Gary - 05/08/2019
A pleasant every day drop, quite fruity
Kevin - 25/08/2020
would buy anytime. value for money.
Betty - 16/09/2019
Lovely wine just not my type of chardonnay
Alison - 12/09/2019
Lovely drinking, good value
Lorraine - 09/09/2019
A very moreish lightly oaked chardonnay. Great drinking now.
Stephen - 20/08/2019
Clean taste
Gary - 12/08/2019
Yummy Chard, will definitely buy again :-)
Jenny - 11/08/2019
Very good value for money
Chris - 10/08/2019
Nice product good price
Dave - 07/08/2019
A good wine for enjoying mid week. Not strong chardonnay characters but a nice quaffer.
Phil - 31/08/2020
A good wine with food
Chris - 13/09/2019
dissappointing
Richard - 10/08/2019
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