Chardonnay 2019

“Handpicked, whole bunch fruit pressed to barrel, feral fermentation. Large oak to maintain vibrancy, line and texture. Marlborough Chardonnay, flint, funk and line; a coiled spring with richness and freaky talent," winemaker, Ben Glover. A bright green straw colour, with spice, citrus, lemon on the nose. Lovely texture, with spicy oak and lovely flinty citrus notes on the palate.

The Glover family vineyards, planted in 1985 alongside the meandering Opawa River, have inspired the family’s passion for wine. The viticultural and winemaking philosophy embraces the structural strengths of the vineyard. The wines show classic cool climate precision matched with palate depth and the ability to support texture. Winemaker Ben Glover says "I have always wanted to express the exquisite refined bouquet, the precise structure and the 'line' of these aromatic wines from our farm. Zephyr allows me to do this - wine growing is a natural expression and extension of what our family and I have done on this property for years and the opportunity to pay them back with home grown, world class wines is too good to be true," says Ben.

Hand picked and whole bunch pressed into tank, left for 4 hrs then filled into a mixture of new and old french barriques and pouncheons, left to ferment on its own and looking for very little malolactic impact, the wine was left alone until Spring when it was tasted and sulphured and stirred.

10 Months in French 225 and 500ltr oak barrels