Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Chardonnay 2023

Description

Apple, Oak, Spice

"A bouquet and palate filled fresh citrus and mineral complexities, ripe apple and white peach and a mix of spice and nut from barrel fermentation. Salivating, saline, crisp and dry, a medium+ (ish) weighted wine with taut youthful energy, palate squeeze and low impacts from oak. A lovely aperitif expression, perfect with baked fish or seafood pasta dishes. Well-made with best drinking from late 2024 through 2029" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Ar 2024

Lovingly referred to as our gateway Chardonnay - it's approachable, moreish, welcoming, balanced. It celebrates the joys of Chardonnay and the restraint of Neudorf. Classic but not old fashioned. This delicious Chardonnay walks a tightrope of fruit, minerality, oak and acidity. Summer stone fruits are woven together with rockpool minerality. Sophisticated lees work adds another layer to the texture of this wine. Tiritiri Chardonnay truly impresses with its delicate integration of oak. The use of barriques frame the wine gently, without demanding attention. There is beautiful shape to this wine, it's voluminous without being overblown. What may be taken to be a rather lush palate on entry, tapers to a refreshing and modern finish.

A dry start to the season followed by a wetter than normal November. A welcome change to early Summer and Autumn where we experienced drier and warmer months (December - April). Minor rain events ensured canopies stayed "refreshed" before a trouble-free harvest period. A generous season producingwines of volume and precision.

Food Pairing: Chardonnay in this for is destined for seafood. Generous bouillabisse with crusty bread, snapper slidersor garlic and butter prawns. I promise yu, you can't go wrong.