Region : New Zealand
Type : White Wine
Grape : 100% Chardonnay
ABV : 13%
Rating Vivino 4.0
WINEMAKER’S NOTES
The 2013 Nautilus Chardonnay is pale straw in colour. The wine displays
a complex range of aromas, including lemon cheesecake, white peach and
brioche. The palate is well integrated, with a good depth of flavour and a
refreshingly long finish. This wine has a tight mineral structure in its youth
and will develop a creamy texture as it matures.
VINTAGE
The 2013 growing season will be remembered for a summer that was very
dry but not overly hot – ideal for grape vines and summer holidays. The
harvest period came at a normal time and we picked our Chardonnay blocks
between the 29th March and the 3rd of April, all in excellent condition.
Fruit from our own Renwick vineyard (clone 15) has been blended with
Dijon clone 95 grown by Jim and Debbie Greer and clone 15 from Korohi
Vineyard on Pauls Road. These sites are stony and free draining, giving
naturally low yields, fantastic depth of flavour and mineral structure.
W I N E M A K I N G
Handpicked grapes were chilled overnight before gentle pressing direct to
barrel without settling. The wine was entirely barrel fermented in french oak
barriques (20% new) using indigenous yeast. A period of lees stirring post
ferment adds a textural element to the palate.
CELLARING
While approachable in its youth this wine will further integrate and develop
for 3 to 5 years from vintage.
IDEAL FOOD MATCH
Delicious with pumpkin & goats curd ravioli, sage, nut brown butter,
crisp prosciutto and pinoli pine nuts
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