Mystery Gisborne Chardonnay 2017 (01)

Description

"Dry, well-spined Chardonnay, the variety showing well as ripe and flavoursome. Clean, well-made wine with some life ahead, a user-friendly style over dinner. Enjoy into the 2020s" Peter Saunders, Jul 2017

"The wine is nicely lifted on the nose showing golden peach, rockmelon and nougat characters with hints of vanilla and spice. The palate delivers succulent mouthfeel and elegant weight, beautifully supported by creamy mouthfeel and bright acidity, leading to a lingering smooth finish. At its best: now to 2020" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Oct 2018

A fabulous array of stone fruit and citrus aromas underpinned with hint of nutty French oak. Rich and full flavours with soft acidity ... clean and satisfying finish.

New Zealand is renowned for many things, foremost among them is our pristine environment and the relationship between the people, the land and our wines. The winemaker for this Mystery Chardonnay takes its cue from these relationships creating wines with flavour, body and character that are perfect for every occasion. 

The 2017 vintage will be remembered as one of the trickiest on record, with cool days in February and March and rain coming just before and during harvest. Sugar levels were down in the grapes which prolonged the ripening season and pushed harvest dates back by about seven days compared to normal. Fortunately, winemakers dodged the rain showers and harvested their grapes in the cool of the early morning, in very good conditions. The grapes were picked when the flavours were at optimum, to ensure they preserved the fruit flavours in the wine. A select de-stemmer harvester was employed to softly handle the fruit.

Food Pairing: Pour a glass and serve with lightly crumbed pan fried snapper with a garden fresh salad, home made tartare sauce and some over ciabatta bread. Enjoy!