"Balanced & well made" Cameron Douglas, MS
"Rounded mouthfeel carries buttery pastry, stonefruit, melon with intensity" Candice Chow
Delicious with roasted chicken & grilled seafood
Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2020
Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2020
Accolades
Awarded 94/100 Points & 5 Stars
Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews, May 2021
Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2021
Awarded 93/100 Points
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, May 2021
Awarded 4 Stars & Best Buy
Cuisine Magazine, Issue 207, 2021
Awarded Silver Medal & 90/100 Points
NWWA 2021
Awarded 89/100 Points & Top Value
Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Apr 2021
Description
- French oak
- Honeysuckle
- Citrus
- Harmonious
"Brilliant, pale straw-yellow, even colour throughout. The nose is enticing and mealy, nuances of buttery pastry layer intermix crunchy mineral, stonefruit and a touch of barrel spices. Medium-full bodied, rounded mouthfeel carries buttery pastry, stonefruit, melon with intensity, unfolding vanilla, barrel spices and stony mineral details. The palate is clean with fruit's purity and crisp acidity. Chalky phenolic texture and soft butter added mouthfeel. Subtle spices linger with melon fruit to a sustained, refined finish. This is a harmonious, generous Chardonnay with fruit intensity and elegant secondary details on a fine-textured palate. Match with roasted chicken and grilled seafood over the next 4-5 years" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews, May 2021
"Gorgeously styled and immediately appealing with ripe peach, baked fig, cedar and vanilla characters on the nose. The beautifully rounded palate displays excellent weight and supple mouthfeel, well supported by creamy texture and refreshing acidity, finishing persistent and satisfying" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2021
"Aromas of toasty barrel and white fleshed stone fruits, vanilla and nut, a touch of raw sugar and baking spices, roasted peach and a dry river stone minerality. Creaminess and weight on the palate with a core of fruit, smokey barrel flavours and acidity bring together a very nice palate of flavours and textures. Balanced and well made" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, May 2021
Rapaura Springs Reserve Chardonnay is rich and flavourful. Each bottle is bursting with honeysuckle, white peach, nectarine and fresh citrus, all complemented by toasty vanilla and subtle spiced oak characters
The Reserve wines are expertly crafted from selected vineyards with impressive flavour concentration and palate weight. Each bottle of Rapaura Springs tells the story of a lifetime. Of water and wine, and of generations of family working with nature. The label depicts the rocky aquifer at their home vineyard, and the pristine springs that connect it to the land. They make exceptional wines that reflect the remarkable landscapes, pure waterways and passionate people.
Fruit for their 2020 Reserve Chardonnay is grown predominately in the Southern Valleys sub-region. Perfect weather over flowering in the spring of 2019 produced unprecedented berry numbers. Fortunately, the driest summer on record then suppressed the berry growth. By harvest time, berry size was small to moderate, which has given the wines substantial structure and concentration. Late summer brought Marlborough’s trademark cooler nights, that are so important to their aromatic qualities and retention of acidity. The introduction of a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 coincided with the beginning of the harvest. Their vineyard and winery teams moved incredibly fast to adhere to the very strict distancing and hygiene protocols to allow them to continue to operate. Favourable weather allowed them to pick our Chardonnay when perfectly ripe.
After harvest, the fruit was pressed, and the juice fermented in a combination of French oak barriques and puncheons, with 20% new oak. Malolactic fermentation has softened the wine and added extra texture and complexity to the palate.
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Amazing wine for the price
Barbara - 05/12/2021
Really liked this very drinkable, delicious chardy. Very reasonably priced, will be buying more of this.
Anne - 06/11/2021
Pleasant drink and well priced
John - 16/10/2021
Again, excellent. Another case please. Kia ora JohnWilcox
John - 15/10/2021
A girlfriend brought some around one night. I enjoyed it so much I treated myself.
Merryl - 24/09/2021
Great drinking. Good value for money
Vern - 30/11/2021
Great drop - 2nd case
kevin - 18/11/2021
Just has one bottle so far. I enjoyed it.
Eileen - 10/11/2021
Excellent value
Barry - 07/11/2021
Very nice chardonnay. Some subtlety in the flavours.
Lynda - 22/10/2021
Absolutely delicious
phillipa - 22/10/2021
lovely chardonay price good
Stan - 22/10/2021
Good values Chard in the style I like. Easy drinking wine matches well with food.
Thomas - 23/10/2021
It’s not what it was a year ago.
Mary - 22/08/2021
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