100% Chardonnay from Te Muna Valley, Martinborough. Stainless steel fermentation and aged for 24 months in old French barrel. Partially malo. Unfinished and unfiltered.
Extended French oak ageing yields a powerful, richly scented bouquet of spice and wood smoke. Baked apple, pear, stone fruit and citrus follow with intensity; mature yet food‑friendly, with fine lees, gentle tannins, persistent fruit and good length.
Food pairing:
Roast chicken with herbs and a creamy mushroom sauce. The richness complements the wine’s baked fruit, lees and oak texture, while mushrooms echo its smoky, savoury character.
Other excellent matches include roast pork with apples, grilled crayfish with butter, creamy mushroom risotto, baked salmon, or aged Comté.
Cam Douglas 93 points - EXCELLENT
The extra ageing in French delivers a powerful and rather richly scented bouquet, no mistaking the inputs of barrel and time with a complex spice and wood smoke quality. Flavours of baked apple and pear, some stone fruit and citrus then follow with equal intensity. A more mature style because of the ageing and wine making style, yet rather delicious and food friendly. Fine lees and some tannins add texture and length. Fruit flavours remain persistent. Best drinking from day of purchase through 2030.
100% Chardonnay from Te Muna Valley, Martinborough. Stainless steel fermentation and aged for 24 months in old French barrel. Partially malo. Unfinished and unfiltered.
Extended French oak ageing yields a powerful, richly scented bouquet of spice and wood smoke. Baked apple, pear, stone fruit and citrus follow with intensity; mature yet food‑friendly, with fine lees, gentle tannins, persistent fruit and good length.
Food pairing:
Roast chicken with herbs and a creamy mushroom sauce. The richness complements the wine’s baked fruit, lees and oak texture, while mushrooms echo its smoky, savoury character.
Other excellent matches include roast pork with apples, grilled crayfish with butter, creamy mushroom risotto, baked salmon, or aged Comté.
Cam Douglas 93 points - EXCELLENT
The extra ageing in French delivers a powerful and rather richly scented bouquet, no mistaking the inputs of barrel and time with a complex spice and wood smoke quality. Flavours of baked apple and pear, some stone fruit and citrus then follow with equal intensity. A more mature style because of the ageing and wine making style, yet rather delicious and food friendly. Fine lees and some tannins add texture and length. Fruit flavours remain persistent. Best drinking from day of purchase through 2030.
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