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"The unsung hero of Marlborough and a variety truly deserving of noble status, The Marlborist Chardonnay strikes a perfect balance between power and purity, a result of old vines and low intervention winemaking.
The Marlborist 2020 Chardonnay is a rich, dry elegant wine that is both intricate and textural with an enticing combination of red delicious apple, white flowers and almond with hints of clove spice and vanilla. This is a finely balanced wine with a creamy palate underpinned by a long, citrus finish."
5 Stars Yvonne Lorkin, May 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"Look out Marlborough wine fans, there’s a new brand in town. Two years of development by three wine industry old-hands, good chums and crazy risk-takers led to ‘The Marlborist’ project being launched in mid-2020. The debut pinot noir and sauvignon blanc by David Nash, Stuart Dudley and Rich Ellis sold out straight away, but happily, there’s still a splishy splash of chardonnay still on offer. Hand-harvested Mendoza clone fruit was sourced from the Lloyds Vineyard in Rapaura and blended with smaller amounts of clone 95 and clone 15 chardonnay from the Wrekin and Forrest Vineyards in the Brancott Valley. Wild fermented, with 100% malo and 11months in oak has resulted in a richly structured, toasty-yet-tropical, creamy, almond-edged example that roars with life. Delicious!"
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, May 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"The bouquet delivers nice complexity with a fine lees and spice lift then aromas and flavours of fresh and baked stone fruit, red apple and a baked custard note before the complexity of French oak and baking spices layer through. Dry with a near full-bodied weight, fine satin texture with acidity and fine wood tannins to lay the foundation. Fruit flavours of yellow and white flesh, citrus and a fine raw cashew nut quality add complexity to this youthful and totally drinkable example. The use of higher solids in the winemaking show as a touch of gunflint and wild spice along with a floral charm and mineral quality. Best drinking from 2022 through 2028+."
