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Auntsfield Estate

2023

Chardonnay

Marlborough - New Zealand
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About

Auntsfield Estate produces Chardonnay with finesse, restraint, honed focus and a textured mineral structure. The distinctive characteristics of ripeness, texture and minerality—qualities unique to the ancient Greywacke rock and Loess clay soils found on the property—are certainly apparent. Only the best fruit is hand-picked and hand-sorted into small picking bins where fermentation naturally starts in the vineyard. As for the vintage, 2023 was excellent. Regular winter rainfall and a cool spring encouraged canopy growth but kept cropping levels at a balanced level. Summer had regular rainfall but stayed relatively cool, resulting in healthy vines with no disease or water stress. There was a slow progression into autumn, with a long drawn-out ripening period where the fruit reached optimum ripeness in perfect harvest conditions.

The fruit for this wine was hand harvested and whole bunch pressed, allowing intensely flavored juice to be pressed from the grape. The indigenous yeast fermentation followed with a moderate amount of grape solids in French oak barriques, followed by extended barrel aging on yeast lees. The lees were stirred for the first few weeks and then the wine was left to age quietly for 10-12 months. The barrels were gently racked to tank and bottled with a light filtration and hit of sulfur. No fining.

Stats

  • Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
  • Vineyard: Auntsfield Estate
  • Vine Age: 25-years-old
  • Soil Type: Loess clay over greywacke rock
  • Viticulture: Sustainable (SWNZ – Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand Certified) – Practicing Organic
  • Fermentation: Native – 225L & 500L French oak barrels
  • Skin Contact: None
  • Aging: 10-12 months in 225L & 500L French oak barrels
  • Alcohol: 14%
  • pH: 3.19
  • Total Acidity: 6.6 g/L
  • Total SO2: 80 ppm
  • Total Production: 417 cases
  • UPC: 9421020691251
  • SRP: $29.99

Tasting Note

Rich straw-gold. Peach skin, mandarin peel, and lemon tart jump out, backed by brioche, apricot nougat, and a hint of roasted hazelnut from French oak. The palate is ripe and driven, layering peach and dried apricot over subtle minerality, with lively energy and a long, seamless finish.

Press & Reviews

Vinous

92

"Delicate and elegant, the 2023 Chardonnay Single Vineyard is clean and refined. Expect a subtle nutty note and talc-y florals over citrus and nectarine fruit. The long, fragrant finish has an appealing texture of fine powder."

- Rebecca Gibb MW
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Auntsfield Estate

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