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MAIN DIVIDE CHARDONNAY 2024

North Canterbury Chardonnay offering plenty of concentration, complexity and value

Product Code: 5128
Country: New Zealand
Region: North Canterbury
Sub Region: Waipara
Style: White
Variety: Chardonnay
Producer: Main Divide

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

Original price was: $22.99.Current price is: $17.99.

North Canterbury Chardonnay offering plenty of concentration, complexity and value

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Main Divide Chardonnay has been one of our top selling wines for many years, so it is always of great interest when a new vintage lands in the shop. Selling at a price point that belies the quality, we are very happy to report that this release has to be one of the best we can recall in a long time!

Benefiting from an excellent vintage – and marking a subtle shift in style from previous years – this version dials back the struck match/reductive character in favour of juicy, ripe fruit purity: think nectarine and peach. It’s a complex Chardonnay with subtle notes of cashew nut, vanilla, and spice, framed by flinty, mouth-watering acidity that leads to a satisfyingly long finish.

Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"With a brilliant pale gold colour, Main Divide Chardonnay 2024 entices with a captivating bouquet of roasted stone fruits, hazelnut, white blossom and lemon pith, melded with charred nuances and flinty undertones. The palate displays succulent fruit intensity together with fleshy texture and rounded mouthfeel, complimented by a fine ribbon of acidity that weaves through the wine, adding structure and vibrancy. Elegant and wonderfully balanced, the finish is long and resonant, with a grapefruit twist."

Reviews for the 2023 vintage below…

93/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, June 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"A rich, complex chardonnay with marzipan, lemon curd, toast, white peach, vanilla and wood smoke supported by mellow acidity and fine oak tannins."

5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, June 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"Complex and inviting, the bouquet shows nectarine, lemon peel, nougat and cashew aromas with a flinty overtone. The palate displays excellent weight and fleshy texture, splendidly framed by juicy acidity, finishing succulent and persistent. At its best: now to 2027."

92/100 Cameron Douglas MS, June 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"An attractive and enticing bouquet of peach and vanilla, there’s a light oak quality suggesting cashew nut and baking spices then a fine lees quality adding complexity and depth. A dry wine touches the palate first with flavours of yellow stone fruits and baked apple, some lemon and grapefruit twist that follow. Perfect layer of acidity for balance and freshness. Weighty, balanced, well made and ready. Best drinking from 2024 through 2028."

5 Stars & 18.5/20 (93) Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, July 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"Bright, even, pale yellow with depth. The nose is full, with powerful aromas of gunflint, tree fruit, hazelnut, vanilla and spice. Full-bodied, aromas of pear and apple are fresh, enriched by roasted hazelnut, gunflint, lemon zest, vanilla and toffee. Ripe phenolics texturise the creamy mouthfeel, along with nutty, flinty elements layering on a lively acid line harmoniously, lending a satisfying and structured finish. Match with roasted chicken and fish pie over the next 3-5 years. Non-clarified juice was fermented in large French oak puncheons with natural yeasts to 13.5% alc, left in puncheons on lees, and underwent spontaneous spring MLF."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

Delivery charges are calculated during the checkout process based off your address post code. Please ensure you choose the correct post code. We will advise you if you have chosen the incorrect post code.

You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

For further details on prices and delivery options please go to the Delivery & Returns section of our site.

If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $6 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

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Main Divide is operated by the Donaldson family who work with a number of vineyards in North Canterbury, bringing the fruit together for processing at their winery in Waipara.

Like many New Zealand winemakers, Main Divide pursues a philosophy of natural methods and minimal intervention. They believe in sustainable viticulture, organic techniques, low crop levels, and minimal fruit handling during processing (along with gentle pressing).

Main Divide allows their wine to go through fermentation by wild yeasts, natural secondary or malo-lactic fermentation, and to clarify by settling.

Wine-maker Matthew Donaldson many years of experience and passion to produce a range of wines that show fresh, clean and pure fruit flavours while at the same time clearly expressing the characteristics of each unique vineyard. Matthew has many years experience making wine for both new and old world producers with a particular emphasis on Pinot Noir producing regions.