AUNTSFIELD SINGLE VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 2022

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Auntsfield continues the proud heritage of Marlborough’s first vineyard and winery established in 1873. Our Single Vineyard wines are made from grapes grown at Auntsfield Estate. Each wine shows the distinctive characteristics of ripeness, texture and minerality – qualities unique to the ancient Greywacke rock and Loess clay soils of the vineyard.

Intense and complex, this wine displays aromas of peach skin, mandarin peel, and lemon tart, integrated with brioche and apricot nougat aromas from the French oak influence. Ripe and intense stone fruit flavours of peach and dried apricot complimented by subtle French oak influence giving hints of roasted hazelnut and fig. A tight and linier palate with underlying minerality concludes with seamless length.

The fruit for this wine was hand harvested and whole bunch pressed. The juice was fermented in French oak barrels with indigenous (from Auntsfield vineyard) yeast. Maturation on yeast lees allowed the oak flavours to subtly integrate with the fruit to develop depth and complexity in the wine."

5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, March 2024 (2022 Vintage)
"Elegantly complex and enticing, the bouquet shows apricot, lemon peel, nougat, roasted cashew, and oatmeal nuances. It's followed by a beautifully flowing palate that's finely textured and lingering. Wonderfully composed and balanced, with a multi-layered mouthfeel, it is engaging and highly appealing. At its best: now to 2032."