"A high-energy wine" Bob Campbell, MW
"Creamy texture & refined mouthfeel, brilliantly structured by bright acidity, finishing impressively long" Wine Orbit
An ideal match with scallops or creamy chicken casserole
Matt Connell Single Vineyard Lowburn Central Otago Chardonnay 2019
Matt Connell Single Vineyard Lowburn Central Otago Chardonnay 2019
Accolades
Awarded 95/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Aug 2020
Awarded 94/100 Points
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Awarded 92/100 Points & 4 Stars
Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review
Description
- Spicy oak
- Nectarine & white peach
- Fig & nougat
- Creamy mouthfeel
"It's gorgeously styled and elegantly expressed on the nose showing nectarine, fig, nougat, roasted hazelnut and vanilla characters with a hint of flinty overtone. The palate displays excellent weight and focus together with creamy texture and refined mouthfeel, brilliantly structured by bright acidity, finishing impressively long and expansive. At its best: now to 2026" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Aug 2020
"Pure, varietal and deceptively complex bouquet with aromas of white peach, pear and sweet citrus. There’s a raw cashew nut oak layer with a mild toasty wood moment alongside a flinty mineral quality. On the palate - there’s no mistaking the youth of this wine with tension and poise from the acidity, wood tannins and oak. Fruit flavours re-merge in contrast bringing together all the elements and completing the first chapter in this wine’s journey. The wine maintains its complexity, but requires some time to bring the wine into complete harmony. Well made and lengthy finish with best drinking from mid-to-late 2021 through 2028+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
"Silken-textured Chardonnay with citrus, grapefruit, green apple, lime and subtle spicy oak, hazelnut and struck-flint flavours. A high-energy wine thanks to a thread of vibrant acidity" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review
White stone fruit notes on the nose leads into upfront fruit intensity highlighting nectarine and lemon characters that builds and lingers on the palate. The wine is rich with fine acidity and lingering finish.
Hand harvested fruit was whole bunch pressed and allowed to settle before being racked to French oak barriques (approximately 10% new). The barrels were then allowed to begin fermentation using wild yeast and a small percentage inoculated with cultured yeast to add complexity. Fermentation lasted several weeks and the wine was then warmed and began malolactic fermentation. Once malolactic fermentation was complete the wine was sulphured and allowed to mature in barrel on its yeast lees to add complexity and intensity. The wine was then racked from barrel, blended, heat and cold stabilised, sterile filtered and then bottled on the 20th March 2020.
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Excellent chard
Jon - 18/03/2021
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