NAUTILUS CHARDONNAY 2022

Name: NAUTILUS CHARDONNAY 2022
SKU: 4180
Availability: InStock

This is fast becoming one of Marlborough’s top Chardonnays

Product Code: 4180
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
Style: White
Variety: Chardonnay
Producer: Nautilus Estate

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

Original price was: $44.99.Current price is: $28.99.

This is fast becoming one of Marlborough’s top Chardonnays

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Nautilus Estate Chardonnay has become one of your favourites over the past few vintages, so it is always with interest we await a new vintage release. This 2022 will have you smiling. We think it rates alongside the previous trophy winning wines in quality. Winemaker Clive Jones avoids the over-use of sulphites, so there is little funkiness – just brilliant golden fruits (nectarine and peach) and nutty savouriness. Rounded and complete on the palate – a very satisfying wine.

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"The 2022 Nautilus Chardonnay is straw-coloured with a lifted nose of white peaches, citrus blossoms, brioche, and toasted hazelnuts. The palate displays stone fruits along with a nutty complexity from the natural ferments. The palate has good depth and concentration with a refreshingly long finish. This wine has a tight mineral structure and will develop a creamy texture as it matures.

Handpicked grapes were chilled overnight before gentle pressing. The wine was entirely barrelled fermented in French oak barriques (20% new) using indigenous yeast. A short period of lees stirring post ferment adds a textural element to the palate."

5 Stars Michael Cooper (2022 Vintage)
"This wine is typically mostly estate-grown and hand-harvested at Renwick, in the Wairau Valley, and fermented and matured in French oak barriques (20-25 per cent new). Bright, light yellow/green, the 2022 vintage is mouthfilling, fleshy and savoury, with ripe stonefruit flavours, balanced acidity, and excellent depth, vigour, complexity and harmony. Already open and expressive, it should break into full stride mid-2025+."

Rated Excellent & 94/100 Cameron Douglas MS, February 2024 (2022 Vintage)
"There’s a wonderful signature of ripe citrus and melon laced with a combination of lees and barrel spices, fresh yellow peach and butter brioche. There’s a Brazil nut and baked custard quality as well adding breadth to the bouquet. Lovely weight and mouthfeel with primary impact from stone fruit and wood smoke then lees and other flavours, especially citrus, that reflect the bouquet. Fine tannins and medium+ acid line, a delicious wine ready to drink from late 2024 through 2029."

Nautilus Estate's dedicated and forward-thinking team of viticulturists and winemakers have a very particular approach to their craft: they carefully blend various fruit parcels to create wines with intricate layers of complexity and put a special emphasis on enhancing their texture and mouthfeel. To achieve this, they are equipped with state-of-the-art, albeit small-scale, winemaking facilities that provide the necessary tools and precision.

While Nautilus wines are certainly enjoyable on their own, their true potential shines when paired with delectable cuisine. Winemaker Clive Jones places a significant emphasis on crafting wines that harmonise seamlessly with food, making it one of Nautilus' core philosophies.

At Nautilus, simplicity is a guiding principle, reflected in a small friendly team. A smaller team size allows each member to be fully engaged in the winemaking process from start to finish. It also affords Clive, the winemaker, the opportunity to dedicate his time to the art of winemaking rather than the management of a large workforce. It's an intentionally hands-on approach!

Excellent winery facilities grant Nautilus Estate the freedom to harvest grapes at their peak ripeness rather than being constrained by logistical considerations. This level of control extends to aspects such as the degree of extraction – the color and flavour – obtained from the grape skins.

Being a family-owned vineyard, they have the privilege of drawing upon generations of experience in the ever-evolving world of wine production. Owner, Robert Hill Smith, represents their fifth generation of family vintners, a lineage underscoring a commitment to a cautious, long-term approach. Changes are only implemented if they enhance the quality of their wines.

Nautilus invites you to savour a relaxed and informal wine tasting experience at their beautifully renovated cellar door tasting bar. Here, Guests have the chance to sample wines from their current selection and fully appreciate the fruits of Nautilus Estate's labours of love.