Chardonnay from Mountford, at Waipara, New Zealand with 88pts from Wine Spectator and 88pts from Rovani, The Wine Advocate

Food Accompaniments

halibut steak, crab, roasted chicken, veal

Awards, Reviews and other Notes

88pts, The Wine Advocate Issue #155 10/25/04 Harvested at 1.2 tons per acre then aged in 100% French oak barrels (20% new), the 2002 Chardonnay displays creamy, buttery, candied hazelnut-laced aromas. Medium-bodied and spicy, this is a lushly-textured wine with spicy, creamed nut flavors. Seamless and expressive, it displays excellent depth of fruit and a lingering finish. It should be consumed over the next 3-4 years.
88pts Pierre-Antoine Rovani, The Wine Advocate, #155 10/25/04 "Harvested at 1.2 tons per acre then aged in 100% French oak barrels (20% new), the 2002 Chardonnay displays creamy, buttery, candied hazelnut-laced aromas. Medium-bodied and spicy, this is a lushly-textured wine with spicy, creamed nut flavors. Seamless and expressive, it displays excellent depth of fruit and a lingering finish. It should be consumed over the next 3-4 years."

Winemaker Notes

•picked middle of April
•whole bunches pressed on champagne cycle
•fermented in partially filled French oak barrels
•30% new French oak barrels
•aged on lees and stirred once a week for 13 1/2 months
•100% M.L.F.
•lightly filtered
•bottled 19th June 2003
•production 300 cases

Chemical Analysis

Price

SKU

Varietal

Alcohol: 14%

$39.99

4708

Chardonnay