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Tohu Gisborne Chardonnay 2007
NZD $18.50
An understated and elegant Gisborne Chardonnay this wine has delicate creamy notes complementing fleshy ripe peaches and hints of pears. The palate is medium-bodied and richly textured with stonefruit and a touch of citrus balanced by lightly toasted vanilla and spicy oak. Well rounded this wine finishes with a long mineral after taste.
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Gladiator Gisborne Chardonnay 2005
NZD $18.50
Very oaky flavours, will continue to develop.
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Forrest Estate Marlborough Chardonnay 2005
NZD $19.00
Fresh, vibrant fruit flavours, subtle oak and focused acidity. Pretty nectarine and white peach flavours with a hint of apple blossom reflecting the floral character of the 2005 vintage, and that lovely biscuity aroma and creamy texture derived from aging on the yeast lees. ...
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Lonestone Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2006
NZD $19.90
This is made from a single vineyard in Hawkes Bay which has been barrel selected, 12 months matured in French oak with lee's stirring. It's classy, generous, very well integrated and elegant. Intense stone fruit and slightly nutty flavours. Drink now or cellar for another 2-3 years.
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Emeny Road Reserve Chardonnay 2007
NZD $20.00
We believe the 2007 vintage is our best yet. Elegant and aromatic with peaches, tangerine and floral notes. Full bodied with smooth and creamy stonefruit flavours. Dry finish.
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TW Tietjen Witters Chardonnay 2009
NZD $20.00
Bright notes of dried apricot and lemon on the nose introduces an even brighter palate of green rock melon with hints of dried apricot and quince. Fabulous freshness finishes with a wonderful shine.
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Bascand Chardonnay 2007
NZD $20.00
A full bodied Marlborough Chardonnay made from a blend of barrique aged and tank fermented wine and characterised by peach and fruit flavours with hints of vanilla.
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Emeny Road Reserve Chardonnay 2007
NZD $20.00
Maturing well, this is a concentrated peachy, toast wine, pale gold with good acid spine. With bottle-age, its developing considerable complexity.
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Esk Valley Estate Black Label Chardonnay 2006
NZD $20.00
This is a full bodied style of Hawkes Bay chardonnay, exhibiting ripe stonefruit characters, intermingled with hints of butter, grapefruit and oak. The wine is rich in the mouth, complex and long, ideally suited to rich seafood or white meat dishes.
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Kim Crawford Briant Vineyard Gisborne Chardonnay 2007
NZD $20.00
Light straw. Wonderful lifted aromas of ripe white peaches and tropical fruits dominate. Hints of lightly toasted oak combine nicely with the malolactic influence. Rich, ripe and full describes this lush wine. It has layers of flavours with nice oak integration and tropical fruits....
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Waimea Nelson Chardonnay 2005
NZD $21.00
Lovely fresh peach and apricot aromas merge with vanillaish oak on the nose, while the palate’s full concentrated flavours are nicely balanced by subtlely toasty oak tannins, creamy lees influence and vibrant acidity. While the ultraripe fruit has resulted in a highish alcohol level, the well structured mouthfeel keeps the wine balanced with good length and texture. Most definitely a generous style thiswine is a good accompaniment to white meat or seafood and matches especially well with soft French cheesessuch as Camembert or Brie....
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Mahi Marlborough Chardonnay 2007
NZD $22.00
The combination of fruit characters, subtle use of oak and wild yeast notes work to make a complex style of chardonnay that suits a range of foods.
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Beach House Chardonnay 2008
NZD $22.00
Aromas of mandarin, pineapple and peach with a nutty seductively powerful ripe citrus palate. Barrel fermented and lees stirred, a fine textured and complex wine.
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Daisy Rock Marlborough Chardonnay 2007
NZD $23.00
Utilising some of Marlborough oldest Chardonnay vines from selected premium vineyards in the Wairau valley, we have obtained a range of fruit flavours with depth and character.
Cool fermented in stainless steel to allow full fruit expression, this fruit driven, flavoursome Chardonnay exhibits a fresh, crisp taste with a lingering finish. Flavours of peach and nectarine are balanced by ripe citrus notes and a vibrant aftertaste. This Daisy rocks!
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Peregrine Central Otago Chardonnay 2007
NZD $23.00
This stylishly-produced Chardonnay displays ripe, luscious, apricot/stone-fruit flavours, complex mealy buttery notes and characters of nuts and nougat deftly balanced with natural Central Otago acidity. A wine full of harmony, palate weight and flavour promising many months of exceptional drinking....
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Church Road Cuve Chardonnay 2006
NZD $25.50
Church Road Cuve Series Chardonnay has been created as our most elegant, food friendly expression of Chardonnay. Hand harvested and whole bunch pressed to retain a gentle palate texture, it was barrel
fermented in French oak barrels with only a small proportion of this oak being new. This has allowed the subtle peach and citrus fruit to shine through, with subtle oak providing some nutty complexity and
creamy texture without dominating the wine.
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William Thomas Chardonnay 2005
NZD $26.00
This wine displays citrus and mineral notes with a subtle underlying wood influence. Extended barrel maturation means that this wine has a lovely rich texture, though still elegant and understated on the palate.
Made exclusively from the Mendoza clone, fruit for this wine was sourced from two separate vineyard sites in the Brancott Valley.
Hand harvested and pressed into old French barrels, juice for this wine was fermented using wild yeast and then aged in barrel for a further 16 months, of which 10% is in new barrels.
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Waitiri Creek Central Otago Chardonnay 2006
NZD $26.00
Made in a fruit-driven new world style, this wine shows all the influences of classis old world winemaking. The palate is rich and succulent with an appealing texture and displays outstanding primary fruit....
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Clearview Estate Beachhead Chardonnay 2008
NZD $27.00
A powerful wine exhibiting many of the characters seen in the Reserve Chardonnay. 50% barrel fermentation in 1 year old oak has accentuated the wonderful fruit. 20% malolactic fermentation and the use of oak (French & American) has given this wine complexity and youth, the powerful trademark of Clearview. Bottled December 2007. Drink now to 2010.
Bronze award winner 2009 Royal Easter Show.
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Craggy Range Gimlett Gravels Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2007
NZD $27.00
Ripe peach, mandarin and citrus blossom meld beautifully with notes of hazelnut and cream. The powerful fruit flavours flow through the mouth, and the palate is rich yet matched by fresh acidity providing a taut structure and long, mineral- infused finish." Always one of the most sought after Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay.
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Te Mania Reserve Chardonnay 2004
NZD $27.00
This finely textured wine has nutty creamy aromas. The palate is concentrated and complex with well ripened fruit flavours, rich and lingering. Winner of two gold medals...
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Craggy Range Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay 2008
NZD $30.00
A pale straw colour with vivid green hues. Gunflint, almond and lemon zest characterise the aroma. The wine has a steely edged structure and the mid-palate is filled with white peach and oyster-shell flavours. It draws into a long, spicy finish.
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Trinity Hill Gimletts Gravel Chardonnay 2006
NZD $32.00
Pinapples, citrus and "toast and honey" from the oak. A full-mouth feel of ripe pineapples,pear, figs and grapefruit. The texture is silky and concentrated with a long lasting finish.
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Esk Valley Estate Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2007
NZD $34.50
This is a rich but elegant style of Chardonnay, displaying complexity and subtlety in a food frinedly and age worthy style. The wine displays classic Hawkes Bay notes of stonefruit with accompanying characters of grapefruit, providing acidity and elegance. This wine has subtle oak characters and richness derived from long term ageing on lees and will gain further complexity with cellaring.
An understated and elegant Gisborne Chardonnay this wine has delicate creamy notes complementing fleshy ripe peaches and hints of pears. The palate is medium-bodied and richly textured with stonefruit and a touch of citrus balanced by lightly toasted vanilla and spicy oak. Well rounded this wine finishes with a long mineral after taste.
Very oaky flavours, will continue to develop.
Fresh, vibrant fruit flavours, subtle oak and focused acidity. Pretty nectarine and white peach flavours with a hint of apple blossom reflecting the floral character of the 2005 vintage, and that lovely biscuity aroma and creamy texture derived from aging on the yeast lees. ... more »
This is made from a single vineyard in Hawkes Bay which has been barrel selected, 12 months matured in French oak with lee's stirring. It's classy, generous, very well integrated and elegant. Intense stone fruit and slightly nutty flavours. Drink now or cellar for another 2-3 years.
We believe the 2007 vintage is our best yet. Elegant and aromatic with peaches, tangerine and floral notes. Full bodied with smooth and creamy stonefruit flavours. Dry finish.
Bright notes of dried apricot and lemon on the nose introduces an even brighter palate of green rock melon with hints of dried apricot and quince. Fabulous freshness finishes with a wonderful shine.
A full bodied Marlborough Chardonnay made from a blend of barrique aged and tank fermented wine and characterised by peach and fruit flavours with hints of vanilla.
Maturing well, this is a concentrated peachy, toast wine, pale gold with good acid spine. With bottle-age, its developing considerable complexity. ... more »
This is a full bodied style of Hawkes Bay chardonnay, exhibiting ripe stonefruit characters, intermingled with hints of butter, grapefruit and oak. The wine is rich in the mouth, complex and long, ideally suited to rich seafood or white meat dishes.
Light straw. Wonderful lifted aromas of ripe white peaches and tropical fruits dominate. Hints of lightly toasted oak combine nicely with the malolactic influence. Rich, ripe and full describes this lush wine. It has layers of flavours with nice oak integration and tropical fruits.... more »
Lovely fresh peach and apricot aromas merge with vanillaish oak on the nose, while the palate’s full concentrated flavours are nicely balanced by subtlely toasty oak tannins, creamy lees influence and vibrant acidity. While the ultraripe fruit has resulted in a highish alcohol level, the well structured mouthfeel keeps the wine balanced with good length and texture. Most definitely a generous style thiswine is a good accompaniment to white meat or seafood and matches especially well with soft French cheesessuch as Camembert or Brie.... more »
The combination of fruit characters, subtle use of oak and wild yeast notes work to make a complex style of chardonnay that suits a range of foods.
Aromas of mandarin, pineapple and peach with a nutty seductively powerful ripe citrus palate. Barrel fermented and lees stirred, a fine textured and complex wine.
Utilising some of Marlborough oldest Chardonnay vines from selected premium vineyards in the Wairau valley, we have obtained a range of fruit flavours with depth and character. Cool fermented in stainless steel to allow full fruit expression, this fruit driven, flavoursome Chardonnay exhibits a fresh, crisp taste with a lingering finish. Flavours of peach and nectarine are balanced by ripe citrus notes and a vibrant aftertaste. This Daisy rocks!
This stylishly-produced Chardonnay displays ripe, luscious, apricot/stone-fruit flavours, complex mealy buttery notes and characters of nuts and nougat deftly balanced with natural Central Otago acidity. A wine full of harmony, palate weight and flavour promising many months of exceptional drinking.... more »
Church Road Cuve Series Chardonnay has been created as our most elegant, food friendly expression of Chardonnay. Hand harvested and whole bunch pressed to retain a gentle palate texture, it was barrel fermented in French oak barrels with only a small proportion of this oak being new. This has allowed the subtle peach and citrus fruit to shine through, with subtle oak providing some nutty complexity and creamy texture without dominating the wine.
This wine displays citrus and mineral notes with a subtle underlying wood influence. Extended barrel maturation means that this wine has a lovely rich texture, though still elegant and understated on the palate. Made exclusively from the Mendoza clone, fruit for this wine was sourced from two separate vineyard sites in the Brancott Valley. Hand harvested and pressed into old French barrels, juice for this wine was fermented using wild yeast and then aged in barrel for a further 16 months, of which 10% is in new barrels.
Made in a fruit-driven new world style, this wine shows all the influences of classis old world winemaking. The palate is rich and succulent with an appealing texture and displays outstanding primary fruit.... more »
A powerful wine exhibiting many of the characters seen in the Reserve Chardonnay. 50% barrel fermentation in 1 year old oak has accentuated the wonderful fruit. 20% malolactic fermentation and the use of oak (French & American) has given this wine complexity and youth, the powerful trademark of Clearview. Bottled December 2007. Drink now to 2010. Bronze award winner 2009 Royal Easter Show.
Ripe peach, mandarin and citrus blossom meld beautifully with notes of hazelnut and cream. The powerful fruit flavours flow through the mouth, and the palate is rich yet matched by fresh acidity providing a taut structure and long, mineral- infused finish." Always one of the most sought after Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay.
This finely textured wine has nutty creamy aromas. The palate is concentrated and complex with well ripened fruit flavours, rich and lingering. Winner of two gold medals... more »
A pale straw colour with vivid green hues. Gunflint, almond and lemon zest characterise the aroma. The wine has a steely edged structure and the mid-palate is filled with white peach and oyster-shell flavours. It draws into a long, spicy finish.
Pinapples, citrus and "toast and honey" from the oak. A full-mouth feel of ripe pineapples,pear, figs and grapefruit. The texture is silky and concentrated with a long lasting finish.
This is a rich but elegant style of Chardonnay, displaying complexity and subtlety in a food frinedly and age worthy style. The wine displays classic Hawkes Bay notes of stonefruit with accompanying characters of grapefruit, providing acidity and elegance. This wine has subtle oak characters and richness derived from long term ageing on lees and will gain further complexity with cellaring.