MAHI ALCHEMY CHARDONNAY 2022

Elegant in structure showing green melon and citrus peel aromas. Creamy in the midpalate giving weight and texture, with the acidity assisting the linearity and length.

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"The aim for this Chardonnay is to retain a fresh structure with complexity and texture rather than producing a wine that is too broad. This fruit comes from a small parcel from the Badlands vineyard, located in the Rapaura region of Marlborough. The area was once old riverbed and as such the soils have a lot of river stones, combined with silt and clay components also. Typically, it is a slightly warmer area of the valley and as such we find the fruit gives more tropical notes. All of the grapes were hand-picked and then whole-cluster pressed. The resulting juice went straight to French oak barrels and fermented with indigenous yeast from the vineyard. After fermentation the wine sat on yeast lees for fifteen months prior to bottling."

Reviews for previous vintages below…

93/100 David Walker Bell, WineFolio.co.nz, May 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"A translucent pale green colour in the glass. A light struck-match, flinty reductiveness on the nose, above grapefruit, white peach, apple and cashew nut on the nose. Medium-bodied, turning richer into the palate, opening up and showing melon and tropical fruits, and a generous complexity. A tart, linear acidity bristles through, adding focus and length, whilst a silky, fine texture swaddles the back of the palate. The finish is piquant and persistent."