"A delicious wine that offers value at this price" Bob Campbell, MW
Brioche & nuts meet ripe stonefruit with a hint of smoke
Complements seafood, as well as soft & hard cheese
The Darling Marlborough Chardonnay 2016
The Darling Marlborough Chardonnay 2016
Accolades
Awarded Gold Medal
New Zealand Organic Wine Awards 2021
Awarded 93/100 Points & 4 Stars
Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Feb 2021
Description
- French oak
- Citrus & peach
- Brioche
- Long finish
"From the Folium vineyard in the Southern Valleys. Soft creamy-textured wine with ripe peach, nectarine, brioche and cashew nut flavours. A delicious wine that offers value at this price. Now showing the benefit of a little bottle age" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Feb 2021
This wine has been made in an old world style with minimal intervention. It is soft with great texture and has flavours of citrus, melon, white peach and a touch of flint. A refined mid palate, with great length of flavour.
Chris Darling and Bart Arnst teamed up in 2007. After making great wine for other people they decided to make great wine for themselves under The Darling label. Using only certified organic grapes to make their wines, they find it increases quality and gives certainty to the integrity of the wines. With over 45 years of winemaking experience between them, Chris and Bart make regional, complex wines, that drink well on any occasion. The grapes and wine are certified organic by BioGro New Zealand.
The wine was fermented 100% in older oak allowing subtle texture and complexity to be added. Natural yeast fermented the wine slowly to keep the softness and texture of the wine. It was aged on lees in oak with minimal intervention.
Food Pairing: This wine complements seafood, as well as soft and hard cheese.
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