Winemaker and winery: Jamie Marfell, Montana.

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay.

Region: Wairau Valley, Marlborough.

Viticulture/Vinification: Extensive shoot and crop thinning both machine and hand leaf-plucking to give the fruit greater exposure to the sun. The grapes were crushed directly into bag-presses without skin contact. Only free-run juice was used and this was fermented at cool temperatures with selected yeasts. This wine is unoaked.

250 stores.

Very oaky nose – savoury and lovely. The oak is in balance in the mouth. Clean and refreshing with a little texture, sweet fruit and warm alcohol, but pretty good aftertaste.
13%
02/04/09

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