FOLDING HILL CHARDONNAY 2022

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Harvested by hand from our small block of chardonnay vines this, our third vintage, captures the purity and freshness that are the essence of Chardonnay. A nose of grapefruit and peach leads on to flavours of lemon, stone fruit, almond and wood spice, layered with a subtle mineral quality. This delicious expression of Chardonnay from Central Otago is perfectly balanced, with an elegant mouthfeel and long finish. Drinking amazingly right now but will develop nicely with a year or two of cellar age."

5 Stars &  94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, September 2024 (2022 Vintage)
"Splendidly ripe and elegantly complex, showing ripe peach, fig, nougat and almond meal characters, followed by a succulent palate offering fleshy texture combined with elegantly pitched acidity, finishing long and satisfying. At its best: now to 2028."

Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, September 2024 (2022 Vintage)
"Varietal, mineral, fresh, new and youthful. Aromas and flavours of grapefruit and peach, there’s layers of fruit and wood spice, apple and a fine stony mineral quality with a flinty suggestion. A firm youthful touch on the palate with plenty of acidity accentuating the citrus fruits first then other orchard fruits. Fine wood tannin and a youthful acid line frame the core style nicely, well made with best drinking from late 2025 through 2030+."