Chardonnay - 2005 - Fiddler's Green

Matured for nine months in French oak barriques has produced an elegant freshly scented wine with stone fruit and citrusy characters. The palate is well-rounded with a lovely soft texture and finish.

Chardonnay - 2002 - Alana Estate

Vintage and Vineyard
The 2002 Martinborough vintage was warmer than usual with above average rainfall. The generous season, combined with Alana Estate's free draining alluvial terraces provided perfect growing conditions for vine and leaf development.F
Irrigation was kept to a minimum and thoughtful canopy management involving leaf plucking and shoot thinning allowed the vines to bear and ripen fruit to an optimal level.
Alana Estate Chardonnay comes from a selection of clones on different rootstock throughout the vineyard.
Careful vine handling shapes the fruit, enchancing full, complex flavours.
Selective hand harvesting ensures the highest quality fruit for this superb wine.

Winemaking
Whole bunch pressing and cold settling produced clean juice for fermented in new French oak barriques, with the balance transferred to one and tow year old barrels. Indigenous yeast from the vineyard and cellar ferment the juice and secondary (malolactic) fermentation encouraged.

Wine Notes
Bright straw yellow.
A bouquet of stonefruit, figs and cashews.
Balanced by butterscotch and restrained sweet vanilla, nectarines, melons and nuts fill a rich full palate.
Finishing crisp and clean.
Will benefit from careful cellaring 1-5 years.

Chardonnay - 2004 - Blackenbrook

The Nelson Chardonnay has an attractive bouquet of pineapple, citrus fruit and biscuits, showing good depth and a creamy texture.

The Winestate Magazine as annouced the results of their latest tasting (July / August 2005 issue). The judges had the following comments about this wine:
Nicely forward after one year, the fruit and oak well integrated, the creamy texture and honeycomb characters offering a lot of appeal. A nicely balanced and flavoursome Chardonnay, doing well now.

Chardonnay - 2002 - Te Awa

An elegant, finely structured Chardonnay with a wonderful wealth of flavours that linger on the palate.

Complex aromas on the nose of citrus rind, peach, lighly grilled almonds and a mineral note.

The palate is silky with concentrated stoned fruit and floral flavours. This powerful wine retains elegance through its refreshing acidity, fine structure and lingering finish.