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2023 Escarpment Chardonnay 750mL - 6 Bottle Pack
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A cool, wet summer pushed the Chardonnay harvest out into April. While the weather presented its challenges, Chardonnay was one of the standouts of the vintage. There is a lovely restraint along with drive and texture, and the extra hang-time allowing for concentration. The fruit is 100% from the Martinborough region, primarily from the famous alluvial terrace and made from grapes grown on our own estate along with select growers. A mix of clones, which were individually whole bunch pressed and fermented in French oak puncheons using indigenous yeast, to enhance texture and complexity. After fermentation the wine was aged in barrel for 11 months with 24% new, creating a wine with white stone fruit characters and citrus, along with a flinty mineral backbone. It is a wine that is accessible in its youth but will also benefit from a few years in bottle.
Past Accolades:
92 Points: 2022 Vintage - Wine Enthusiast | November 2023
93 Points: 2022 Vintage - Bob Campbell | March 2023
94 Points: 2021 Vintage - Wine Rater | August 2022
95 Points: 2020 Vintage - The Real Review | March 2022
95 Points: 2020 Vintage - Cam Douglas | December 2021
94 Points: 2020 Vintage - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit | August 2021
95 Points: 2020 Vintage - Raymond Chan Wine Reviews | August 2021
92 Points: 2019 Vintage - Jo Czerwinski | June 2021
92 Points: 2018 Vintage - Bob Campbell | February 2020
96 Points: 2017 Vintage - James Suckling | August 2019
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