"Stylish & engaging" Wine Orbit
Stonefruit & citrus are married with nutty breads to create a multi-layer feel
Delicious with spit-roasted wild pork or freshly caught crayfish
Mystery Wairarapa Chardonnay 2020
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Mystery Wairarapa Chardonnay 2020
Accolades
Awarded Gold Medal
New Zealand International Wine Show 2022
Awarded 95/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2021
Description
- French oak
- Stonefruit
- Biscuit
- Long finish
"This is stylish and engaging, showing white flesh nectarine, lemon peel, cashew and brioche characters with a lovely flinty overtone. The powerful yet graceful palate delivers multi-layered mouthfeel and bright acidity, finishing superbly long and complex. At its best: now to 2026" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2020.
You will see aromas of melon, stonefruit, biscuit and toasty oak. The palate is rich and textural, with creamy complexity and a long, elegant finish. Whilst delicious now, this wine will continue to develop in the bottle over the next decade.
The fruit used for this wine was sourced from northern Wairarapa. These vines were planted in 2013 and include Mendoza, Clone 95 and Clone 15. These grapes were hand harvested to ensure they remained in optimal condition, right up until they were processed. This barrel fermented Chardonnay was handpicked on a beautiful autumn day by a very special team. This is the fourth bottling to be made from these vines.
The fruit for this wine was whole-bunch pressed straight after picking, with the cloudy juice then being transferred directly for fermentation into French oak barrels, with 18% new oak, using a mixture of cultivated and wild yeasts. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was left on lees in barrel for approx. 11 months to promote texture and mouthfeel, before preparation for bottling.
Food Pairing: Spit-roasted wild pork or freshly caught crayfish.
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Absolutely beautiful classic chardonnay. Has depth flavour and mouthfeel of real chardonnay.
Liz - 29/11/2022
Good enough to buy another box
Kelvin - 19/11/2022
Great purchase thankyou
Alison - 15/09/2022
Always great this wine. Great value
Jan - 26/07/2022
A nice wine that compares well with holly chardy from hawkes bay region.
Phil - 06/10/2022
The taste is typical Wairarapa which I like along with the oak flavours.
Dan - 22/09/2022
Much prefer the Hawkes Bay chradonnay from thie estate. Won't purchase again
Deborah - 20/11/2022
A little too much oak for me that was not balanced with fruit.
Rod - 15/11/2022
Prefer the Hawkes bay from this estate
Merryl - 10/10/2022
Enjoyed the Hakes Bay Product better
Guy - 08/10/2022
I appreciated that this was slightly aged - my last order was 2021. It's a tasty Chardonnay and I'm enjoying it.
GAY - 17/09/2022
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