- Chardonnay
- Block 2 was planted in 1992 and is positioned on a gentle east facing slope, immediately north of Block 3 on the Elms vineyard
- Deep angular schist soils
- Hand harvested
- Whole bunch pressed, settled over night and flowed by gravity to barrel
- Fermented with indigenous yeasts in season French oak (no new oak), followed by a long and complete malolactic fermentation
- Aged for 16 months in barrel (11 months on gross lees) and carefully racked to tank
- Bottled unfined and unfiltered
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Central Otago
Appellation:
Central Otago
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | NZ-FRW-20-22 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2023-11-03
Jancis Robinson
Score
17+
Date
2024-04-08
"Elegant, flavourful and savoury. Mouth-filling, with high lemon-fruit intensity but lots of purity and focus. The oak is very elegantly used. The flavours last with a wet-stone minerality, dried herbs and a touch of white mushrooms. (FG)"
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2024-04-11
"The 2022 Chardonnay Block 2 is an athletic wine that knows where the finish line is. Clear and precise with a mouthwatering, sappy finish, it offers restrained fruit flavors of apple, pear and citrus alongside almond croissant notes. While serious, it has a pleasing roundness on the mid-palate that makes it approachable with food from 2024 onwards."
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2023-12-14