"Delightfully fruited and fragrant, the inviting bouquet shows golden peach, rockmelon, nougat and roasted cashew characters, leading to a succulent palate that is beautifully rounded and supple. The wine offers lovely fruit weight and intensity with elegant oak nuances, finishing long and creamy. At its best: now to 2021" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jul 2019

Pale yellow straw colour in the glass. The 2016 Chardonnay showcases purity and classic Marlborough notes of flint, with citrus aromas and a light malo character. With hints of white peach, lemon pith and a hint of older oak, this rounded Chardonnay is a true classic that just demands to be part of the company.

2016 was a harvest of two tales. Winemaker had one of the best flowering periods in their short winemaking history. This was followed by the hottest January on record, which was then followed by the wettest February on record in the Marlborough region.

The Glover Family’s vineyard is located in the Dillons Point sub region, of Marlborough. Only 3km from the sea, along the banks of the Opawa River. The soils are fertile, Kiapoi silt loam. But more importantly, is the whitebait running past the front door along with crayfish and paua a short ride on the Massey Ferguson 135 tractor down the road.

Wendy and Owen Glover ran a dairy farm on Dillons Point Road, Marlborough. It was a fourth-generation dairy farm, and that’s how it was. Their four children along with Owen and Wendy, were always found milking, feeding out, shifting the electric fence, but it was the 4am starts that finally did it, the kids just didn’t want to get up! So Owen decided to sell the heard and use the land for something else.The first grapes went in the ground, the spring of 1988 and the kids went from pulling teats to titivating young vines, a backbreaking job, but at least they got to sleep in! Eldest son Ben went off to winemaking school and earned his stripes, with always a dream to return to the family farm and the Ferguson tractor.

Food Pairing: Food match Seafood, oysters, chicken risotto.