Auntsfield Single Vineyard Chardonnay Marlborough 2023 750ml
Region: Southern Valleys, Marlborough, NZ
Grape Varietal: Chardonnay
ABV: 14%
Auntsfield continues the proud heritage of Marlborough’s first vineyard and winery, established in 1892.
Its Single Vineyard wines are crafted from grapes grown exclusively at Auntsfield Estate. Each wine expresses the distinctive characteristics of ripeness, texture and minerality – qualities unique to the vineyard’s ancient Greywacke rock and Loess clay soils.
Auntsfield produces Chardonnay of finesse, restraint and precise focus, with a textured mineral structure. Only the finest fruit is selected, resulting in wines that embody a true sense of place and reflect the mineral character of the old clay soils from which they are grown.
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Rich straw gold.
AROMA: Intense and complex, this wine displays aromas of peach skin, mandarin peel, and lemon tart, integrated with brioche and apricot nougat aromas from the French oak influence.
PALATE: Ripe and intense stone fruit flavours of peach and dried apricot complemented by subtle French oak influence giving hints of roasted hazelnut and fig. Generous stone fruit continues in the palate with underlying minerality and seamless length.
