
Craggy Range Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 750ml
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Tags:
- Chardonnay
- Wine
Commercial description
The cool yet sunny environment of our Te Awanga Vineyard near Cape Kidnappers allows the development of intense Chardonnay flavours in the grapes, captured using traditional winemaking techniques seen in the Chablis region of France.
TASTING NOTE
Pale lemon straw with faint green hue. Complex and refreshing aromatics of melon rind, sea spray, honeysuckle and a hint of beeswax. Very precise across the palate with ripe citrus and subtle oak highlights and a long, texturally dry and almost saline-like finish.
FOOD MATCH
Fresh seafood
RECOMMENDED CELLARING
3-6 years from vintage
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
Warm & dry summer, wet final ripening period
PRODUCTION LEVEL
31 hl/ha average
HAND HARVESTED
85%
DESTEMMED
15%
FERMENTATION VESSEL
Combination of French oak cuves, puncheons and top stainless steel tanks
FERMENTATION
Indigenous and inoculated
BARREL TYPE
French oak puncheons
12.5%