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ESCARPMENT CHARDONNAY 2024

Product Code: 5811
Country: New Zealand
Region: Wairarapa Wine Country
Sub Region: Martinborough
Style: White
Variety: Chardonnay
Producer: Escarpment

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.5%
Grape: 100% Chardonnay

Original price was: $40.99.Current price is: $37.99.

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Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"The nose is immediately appealing with baking spice, custard, mandarin, peach, and citrus. Flinty notes are also present, along with honeysuckle and freshly cut apple. The palate is bright and vibrant, with lots of ripe fruit to balance the acid that gives the wine drive. The warm year has given generosity, but the wine is still incredibly fresh and youthful, with lots of mouthfeel and texture. It is a wine that will benefit from some aging but is gorgeous in its youth, with a long and persistent finish. It is built around elegance and restraint, offering focus and persistence but also capturing the district’s unique terroir. It will evolve in bottle over the next 7+ years. Serve as an accompaniment to a cheese board or a dish based around chicken or white fish such as snapper.

One of the great Martinborough vintages, with a warm and dry summer. Yields were incredibly low, due to very poor flowering, but fruit quality was exceptionally high. The fruit is 100% from the Martinborough region, from the famous alluvial terrace and made from grapes grown on our own estate along with select growers. A mix of clones were individually whole bunch pressed, with the juice left to settle overnight. It was then transferred to French oak puncheons for fermentation, using indigenous yeast. After fermentation the wine was aged in barrel for 11 months with 22% new, creating a wine with ripe stone fruit characters, along with a flinty mineral backbone. It is a wine that is accessible in its youth but will also benefit from a few years in bottle."

93/100 Susie Barrie MW & Peter Richards MW (UK), Susie & Peter New Zealand Wines of the Year 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"This is fresh, complex, self-assured Chardonnay from a well-known name in Wairarapa. Escarpment was established in the late 1990s, with Larry McKenna championing a distinctive style of Pinot Noir made on the Te Muna Road in Martinborough. Later dubbed, ‘The Prince of Pinot,’ McKenna oversaw the sale of Escarpment to Australian winery Torbreck in 2018/19, with winemaker Tim Bourne and viticulturist Rowan Hoskins currently overseeing production. This Chardonnay is sourced primarily from the alluvial terrace of home block on Te Muna Road – and 2024 is celebrated by the winery as, ‘one of the great Martinborough vintages’ given its warm dry summer, very low yields due to poor flowering, and high fruit quality. The grapes were whole bunch pressed, fermented in French oak puncheons (22% new) with ambient yeast, then aged for 11 months. Aromatically, there are ripe red apples, honeydew melon and roasted nuts. The palate shows lovely vibrant acidity, red apple, white peach and fresh custard flavours, and a lifted, moreish finish. A well-integrated, relatively restrained, very refreshing and appealing Chardonnay."

93/100 Erin Larkin, RobertParker.com, September 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"The 2024 Chardonnay is tightly coiled and citrusy, with lemon zest and green apple. In the mouth, the wine is creamy and silky, medium-bodied and super elegant. The length of flavour through the finish is long and lingering."

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Escarpment Winery, nestled in Martinborough, New Zealand, stands as a beacon of exceptional wine craftsmanship. Renowned for its dedication to producing world-class Pinot Noir, the winery's story is woven into the region's viticultural tapestry. Founded by Larry and Sue McKenna, now led by Rowan Hoskins and Tim Bourne, Escarpment continues to embody a founding passion for creating wines that express the terroir of Martinborough.

The winery's single-vineyard approach emphasises the uniqueness of the land and microclimates, resulting in wines that exude complexity and elegance. The terraced vineyards on Te Muna Road are meticulously cared for, reflecting the McKenna family's commitment to sustainable practices and respect for the environment.

Escarpment's flagship Pinot Noir showcases the region's cool-climate characteristics, with ripe fruit flavours, balanced acidity, and refined tannins. Their dedication to quality extends beyond Pinot Noir, encompassing Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Riesling.

With Larry McKenna's reputation as a "Pinot Pioneer," Escarpment Winery has garnered international acclaim and a loyal following. Visitors to the winery are not only treated to exceptional wines but also to breathtaking views of the surrounding landscapes. Escarpment Winery stands as a testament to the harmonious marriage of passion, land, and craftsmanship, contributing to Martinborough's status as a world-class wine destination.