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Alchemy Chardonnay 2020

New Zealand, Wairau Valley
Chardonnay
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Alchemy Chardonnay 2021
Twin Valleys Chardonnay 2018
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Description

Elegant in structure showing green melon and citrus peel aromas. Creamy in the mid-palate giving weight and texture, with the acidity assisting the linearity and length.

Certifications

VegetarianVegan

Alcohol

14.0%

Analytical data

0.9 g/l residual sugar

Vinification

The aim for this Chardonnay is to retain a fresh structure with complexity and texture rather than producing a wine that is too broad.

This fruit comes from a small parcel from the Badlands vineyard, located in the Rapaura region of Marlborough. The area was once old riverbed and as such the soils have a lot of river stones, combined with silt and clay components also. Typically, it is a slightly warmer area of the valley and as such we find the fruit gives more tropical notes.

All of the grapes were hand-picked and then whole-cluster pressed. The resulting juice went straight to French oak barrels and fermented with indigenous yeast from the vineyard. After fermentation the wine sat on yeast lees for fifteen months prior to bottling.

Bottling

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