NEUDORF TIRITIRI CHARDONNAY 2022

Winery Notes (2022 Vintage)
"Chardonnay offers the winemaker many choices. This is evident in our own portfolio of the classic, although contemporary, Moutere wines next to our exploration of amphora ageing. One thing is for sure – Chardonnay is a wonderful drink and Tiritiri embodies this.

Classic but not old fashioned. This morish chardonnay walks a tightrope of fruit, minerality, oak and acidity. There’s a beautiful purity to this wine, it offers a certain stillness. Summer fruits are woven together with rockpool minerality. This Tiritiri Chardonnay truly impresses with its delicate integration of oak. The use of barriques frame the wine gently, without demanding attention. There is beautiful shape to this wine, its voluminous without being overblown. What may be taken to be a rather broad palate on entry, tapers to a refreshing and modern finish.

Chardonnay in this form is destined for seafood. We say it a lot , but the truth is, wines like these speak of where they come from and with the abundance of Tasman Bay on our doorstep it is hard to imagine a gently chilled glass of Tiritiri Chardonnay without the “catch of the day” no matter where you are in the world. However I can vouch for having it alone or with a chunk of parmesan… after all it’s here to be enjoyed any way you choose."

Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, July 2023 (2022 Vintage) 
"A completely enticing bouquet of wild white flowers and fresh white fleshed stone fruits, some sweet grapefruit and moments of red apple. There’s a distinctive scents package of mineral and earth as well as a wild ferment and lees quality. Lovely generosity as the wine touches the palate, also youthful with a seam of ripe almost sweet acidity. Flavours mirror the bouquet led by citrus then apple, softer raw sugar sweet barrel notes and a chalky mineral texture that fills the palate nicely. An excellent example, youthful and well made. Best drinking from late 2023 through 2027+. An excellent wine with value pricing."

92/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, June 2023 (2022 Vintage)
"Appealing, accessible chardonnay with an initial hint of fruit and alcohol sweetness leading to nicely integrated acidity that helps drive a lengthy finish. A mix of subtle mineral and citrus flavours. Great value at this price. Drink 2023 – 2028."

4 ½ Stars Yvonne Lorkin, August 2023 (2022 Vintage)
"Grown organically on the Moutere Clay Gravels, crafted inside a 100% solar-powered winery then packaged in a new, lightweight glass bottle, this gorgeous chardonnay is absolutely crammed with brightness, energy and electric flavour sensations. It’s outstanding with this lemony chicken dish for a zillion reasons, but all you need to know is careful barrel fermentation by Neudorf’s 10year veteran winemaker Todd Stevens has injected toasty, nutty complexity which washes across punchy peach and pineapple layers and that drives an exceptionally delicious finish across even the most tired tonsils. It’s rich, juicy, saturated with stonefruit and I reckon buy it or forever kick yourself."