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Buy OnlineGold Medal – New Zealand International Wine Show 2025
Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"The nose is rich and inviting with toasted hazelnut and cinnamon brioche aromas. The palate is smooth, warm and weighty showing layers of baked peach and subtle spicy oak notes which leave a long lingering finish.
The 'hen and chicken' berries of the Mondoza clone of Chardonnay used in this blend give full tropical flavours. The fruit was harvested, brought to the winery and pressed immediately then cooled for a three day settling period. Following this, the juice was racked and warmed for inoculation. Primary alcoholic fermentation was initiated in stainless steel tanks, then the young wine was gravity fed into one, two and three-year-old French barriques. In spring 2024 the Chardonnay then underwent malolactic fermentation in barrel. Barrels were hand-stirred regularly to build palate weight and structure. The wine then sat on lees for a total of 12 months before being racked from barrique, blended and prepared for bottling in May 2025.
2024 was simply an outstanding vintage in Nelson – in fact Hermann Seifried has commented that it is perhaps the very best vintage of his 49 seasons in the top of the south! That from a character not known for exaggeration or embellishments. A dry settled growing season meant fruit was harvested in squeaky clean condition, with perfect ripeness and flavours."
90/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, June 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"Attractively fruited and inviting, the bouquet shows ripe peach, lemon peel, subtle vanilla, and roasted cashew aromas. The palate displays supple texture and juicy fruit flavours, well supported by fine acidity, making it delightfully drinkable. At its best: now to 2028."
