Eva Pemper Single Vineyard Marlborough Chardonnay 2022

Description

Grapefruit, Oak, Vanilla

"Bright, even, pale yellow. The nose is softly full, with aromas of stonefruit, citrus, almond paste, warm butter, and floral hints. Medium-full bodied, aromas of peach and nectarine melded with lemon curd, almond paste and warm butter and floral. The mouthfeel is smooth and lightly creamy, and the ripe fruit flows effortlessly with lively yet soft acidity to a satisfying finish" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Dec 2023

"A lovely wine on the palate with a core of ripe citrus and peach, apple and pear. Fine tannins and acidity add mouthfeel and weight, there’s a gentle warmth from the alcohol and a bright fresh mouthfeel overall. Vanilla-cream, some light toasty barrel effects and a balanced, even and nicely lengthy finish. A wine for enjoying upon purchase or cellaring for another 1-2 years. Best drinking from mid 2024 through 2028" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Nov 2022

"Aromas of peaches, orange blossoms and Meyer lemons. The medium-bodied palate has a creamy texture and focused acidity, giving notes of cookies, hazelnuts and grapefruit pith. Nicely balanced with underlying power. Drink or hold" James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com

Bright, varietal, smooth textured aromas of peach and apple, grapefruit and light vanilla barrel spice quality. Equally bright and fruity on the palate with flavours that mirror the bouquet, a fine barrel texture with a cashew nut quality, plenty of acidity and fine wood tannins. A light lees quality layers in extra mouthfeel highlighting the peach and vanilla qualities. Crafted to be enjoyed within 3–5 years of vintage date.

This is a combination of 30% barrel-fermented and 70% stainless steel fermented wine. The barrel-fermented portion is made from grapes that were hand-harvested and gently whole bunch pressed to old French oak barrels for fermentation with a mix of wild and selected yeast strains with the aim to preserve the aromatic and fruit flavours from the vineyard. Wine was barrel-aged for 10 months on lees to build mouthfeel and texture. The stainless steel fermented portion was made of grapes that were machine harvested and field destemmed before being gently pressed to stainless steel holding tanks for fermentation at cool temperatures with selected yeast strains.

Food Pairing: Pairs well with diversity of foods. Smoked fish and seafood are a great choice to match together with different poultry and pork dishes.