Seifried Nelson Chardonnay 2022

The 2022 Seifried Nelson Chardonnay has warm brioche and toasty notes on the nose. The palate is supple and creamy with notes of nectarine, nougat cinnamon. The palate is generous, warm and lingering. Enjoy!

Our Rabbit Island Vineyard is situated on a wide river flat. The soil is gravelly sandy loam, which is very sandy and free draining. These vineyards are about 1.5 kilometres from the sea, which helps moderate temperatures. Our Brightwater Vineyard is exceptionally stony with free draining soils, which is very hard on the farm equipment. The large stones however are vital for holding the warmth of the Nelson sun and for ripening the grapes. Lively fruit characters are evident in fruit harvested from this block.

The ‘hen and chicken’ berries of the Mendoza clone of Chardonnay used in this blend give full tropical flavours. The fruit was harvested, brought to the winery and pressed immediately then cooled for a 3 day settling period. Following this, the juice was racked and warmed for inoculation. Primary alcoholic fermentation was initiated in stainless steel tanks, then the young wine was gravity fed into one, two and three year old French barriques. The Chardonnay then underwent malolactic fermentation in spring 2022 in barrel. Barrels were hand stirred regularly to build palate weight and structure. The wine then sat on lees for a total of 12 months before being racked from barrique, blended and prepared for bottling in April 2023.