From Delegat, this wine is designed to showcase Marlborough’s incisive fruit flavours. Half the blend is handled solely in tanks; the other half is fermented, lees-stirred weekly and matured for six months in French oak barrels (20 per cent new). It typically offers ripe grapefruit-like flavours, slightly buttery and crisp, with creamy, toasty elements adding a touch of complexity. The delicious 2012 vintage (4*), grown in the Wairau and Awatere valleys, is the perfect wine for members of the ABC (‘Anything but Chardonnay’) brigade. Fresh, elegant and sweet-fruited, it’s a full-bodied, generous wine with vibrant, citrusy fruit flavours shining through, a very subtle seasoning of oak and excellent harmony and depth.
Details
Type: White Wines
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2012
Overall Rating for All Vintages Tasted: ★★★★ – 4 Stars
Price: $20 NZD
Sweetness: DRY
Value for Money: V+
Buyer’s Guide Edition: 2015