Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2025

Description

Apricot, Hazelnut, Oak

"Beautifully styled and delightfully expressed, the inviting bouquet reveals ripe apricot, rockmelon, lemon peel, nougat, and roasted cashew notes, followed by a silky palate that's rounded and supple. Splendidly composed with elegant structure, leading to a lengthy, satisfying finish. At its best: now to 2029" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Rich and flavourful Chardonnay with honeysuckle, white peach, nectarine and fresh citrus, all complemented by toasty vanilla and subtle spiced oak characters. 

Our Reserve wines are expertly crafted from selected vineyards with impressive flavour concentration and palate weight. Each bottle of Rapaura Springs tells the story of a lifetime. Of water and wine, and of generations of family working with nature. Our label depicts the rocky aquifer at our home vineyard, and the pristine springs that connect it to our land. We make exceptional wines that reflect our remarkable landscapes, pure waterways and passionate people.

The Chardonnay fruit was pressed, racked clear, and the juice fermented with 25% new oak. A partial secondary malolactic fermentation has softened the wine and added extra texture and complexity to the palate