Chardonnay 2023

Palliser Estate, tasting note (fusws.api.aspedia.io – linket fra palliser.co.nz, hentet 2026-10-19): 2023 Palliser Estate Chardonnay – druer: Chardonnay; alkohol 13%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Palliser Estate Chardonnay 2023 An elegant style of Chardonnay full of stonefruit characteristics, minerality and complexity. WINEMAKER Pale lemon, bright and clear. Delicious now, this will improve in cool cellar conditions through 2030 and beyond. Guy McMaster Rich, mealy aromas of vanilla, pecan pie, hazelnut, nectarine and grapefruit. Creamy and mouth-filling with an abundance of stonefruit and toasty oak spices. There is an energetic acid line that thrills the taste buds, driving the concentration to a long, elegant finish. A delicious hint of rock salt gives the creamy palate a savoury edge that cries out for fine cuisine. FOOD PAIRING Gorgeous with crayfish risotto, but equally at home with roast chicken, pork and anything in a cheese sauce. 40% of the fruit from our organic vineyard Om Santi with the balance from the Palliser vineyard. The clonal mix is 29% Clone 548, 51% Clone 95, 12% Clone 15, the balance Clone 2/23. Picking Date: March 2023 Bottling Date: March 2024 Alcohol: 13.0% pH: 3.3 TA: 6.2 R.S: 1.0g/L Handpicked, whole bunch pressed and fermented in french oak barrels by the yeast from the vineyard. After fermenation is complete, the barrels are kept topped and some lees stirring on selected barrels adds complexity and texture to the wine. After 10 months in barrel the wine is racked clear to tank and bottled in March 2024.