Auntsfield 'Cob Cottage' Chardonnay 2019

COLOUR: Bright straw.

AROMA: Displays concentrated aromas of white peach with undertones of citrus peel. Lifted notes of dried herbs and fine spice compliment nuanced aromas of roasted hazelnut, wet stone and brioche.

PALATE: Elegant and ethereal on the palate, layers of white peach, citrus florals, delicate oak spice toasted brioche unfolding chalky minerals, lingering to a clean yet long finish. Chalky minerals provide a finely textured mouthfeel; soft acidity persists and carries spice elegantly throughout the palate.

The Southern Valleys is a sub region within Marlborough where the climate is cooler and drier. With its mix of high mineral Greywacke rock and old low fertility Loess clay soils, the Southern Valleys is regarded for its riper styles of wine with more structure, texture and minerality.

The fruit is hand-picked and gently whole bunch pressed. After settling overnight, the juice is tacked to barrel and fermented with high juice solids in lightly toasted French oak barriques with indigenous yeast. After fermentation the wine is aged on yeast lees for 11 months. Before selecting the best barrels from the block for this wine.