"Bright, fresh and moderately weighty chardonnay with grapefruit, white peach and nutty lees or oak flavours. The wine has a peppery texture and drying finish" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine

“White stone-fruit, mustard seed, citrus, fennel notes unfold around a line of taut acidity. A sweetish, ripe, style where the fruit has the loudhailer. Try it with a Pork and Apple dish” Cuisine Magazine

Fresh and complex, our Chardonnay has a golden straw colour with lifted aromas of rock melon and peach overlaid with citrus and toasty brioche notes. On the palate ripe stone fruit flavours, a hint of orange peel and ripe grapefruit give the wine a fresh citrus edge which integrates harmoniously with lovely oak nuances. Finely textured, layered with intrigue and delivering a long, elegant finish.

Summerhouse wines come from unique and inspiring vineyard sites across the various sub-regions of Marlborough. Hidden jewels, remote back breaking vineyards helping us write the next chapter in Marlborough’s wine story. The wines are an obvious reflection of the variety, region and vineyards and show lovely fruit purity and concentration.

Marlborough’s temperate, maritime influenced, climate provides ideal growing conditions and allows us to craft expressive wines with elegance and structure. Week after week of warm, dry weather followed on from a cooler than average start to the season. The early part of December saw temperatures plummet and flowering was affected for some varieties, reducing yields by up to 30%. By late December, Summer returned as we experienced long, dry spells – including the lowest 7 month rainfall since records began. The vines ripened the fruit fully and picking decisions were made when the grapes showed lovely concentration and flavour. Our 2015 Chardonnay is sourced from a single vineyard. Premium fruit was hand harvested and then barrel fermented in a combination of new (36%) and seasoned French Oak barrels. A small portion, approx. 10%, of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation to soften and add complexity. Regular lees stirring, to add texture, and maturation for 9 months in barrel delivered a beautifully layered wine with a fine mouth feel. After maturation, the wine was blended, racked, gently filtered and bottled. Drinking well in it’s youth this wine will age gracefully and reward further careful cellaring.

Food Pairing: Pan seared scallops with linguine and roasted pine nuts.