"90pts... The palate is beautifully ripe and rounded, and displays elegant fruit intensity" Wine Orbit

Taken from the ‘Judd Estate’ vineyard in Patutahi.

"It is immediately appealing on the nose showing white nectarine, rockmelon, vanilla and nougat characters with a hint of butterscotch notes. The palate is beautifully ripe and rounded, and displays elegant fruit intensity, wonderfully supported by creamy texture and perfectly pitched acidity. A very likable chardonnay offering superb value and drinkability. At its best: now to 2019." Sam Kim Wine Orbit

"Bright straw-yellow colour with light green-gold hues, paler on the edge.  The nose is refreshingly bright with vibrant and lively aromas of yellow peaches and nectarines, along with piquant lemon-curd MLF and subtle nutty elements.  Melon and tropical fruit elements unfold with aeration, the aromatics growing in tightness and intensity.  Medium-bodied, the palate features intense, bright fruit flavours of nectarines and citrus fruits melded with aromatic layers of lemon-curd MLF and restrained nutty oak notes.  The mouthfeel is zesty and luscious with refreshing acidity and the wine flows with good energy along a very fine line, leading to an elegant, lingering finish of stonefruits, tropical fruits and lemon-curd.  This is a bright and lively Chardonnay with nectarines, citrus and stonefruits along with piquant lemon-curd MLF flavours on a refreshing palate.  Match with seafood, poultry and pork dishes over the next 3 years.  Clone 15 fruit from the ‘Judd Estate’, Patutahi, tank-fermented to 13.0% alc., the wine given oak contact, undergoing approx. 50% MLF and batonnage for 6 months." Raymond Chan

Lifted aromas of summer stone fruits with notes of rock melon, lemon curd and hazelnut.

Deliciously mouth filling palate with ripe peach and nectarine fruit, subtle nutty oak complexity and rich creamy finish. Deliciously rich and creamy style showcasing superb ripe Gisborne Chardonnay fruit characters.