Neudorf Rosie Block Amphora Chardonnay 2023

Neudorf Rosie Block Amphora Chardonnay 2023

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Organically Certified BioGro 5438 | Moutere Clay Gravels | Single Vineyard | Low Cropping | Hand Harvested | Wild Ferment | Natural Spring Malo | 100% Clay Amphora Fermented | Unfined | Vegan | Lightweight Glass Bottle | Solar Powered Winery

100% Amphora fermented - an exploration and celebration of our Moutere Clays.

Amphora Chardonnay plays with exquisite tension.

Tension between fruit concentration & rockpool minerality.
Between an intriguing flint and weighty mouthfeel.
Tension in the balance of power & agility.
Tension in its shape, both curvaceous and driven.

However, this wine is in no way, tense.
It is graceful, flowing, balletic, genteel, confident and free.

Unshackled by traditional expectations of chardonnay – the result is a contemporary, delicious wine for the chardonnay obsessed or equally the chardonnay averse (apparently that’s possible).

An atypical, energetic and captivating chardonnay.

Much like the simple approach to winemaking, this wine should be served with simple fresh seafood and not much faff.

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Neudorf

Neudorf Vineyards is considered one of New Zealand’s treasured Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Producers. Planted by Tim and Judy Finn in 1978, the vineyard is based on gravelly soils of an ancient river system. The area’s gentle climate, combined with Neudorf’s non interventionist winemaking, produce wines of clarity and distinction. Winemaker Todd Stevens follows structure and texture over flavour and in the Moutere vineyard viticulturalist Stef Brockley follows an organic regime with intense hand work. 

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is without a doubt the most known and most widely planted white grape variety around the world. It is historically home in Burgundy where it produces a more refined, mineral and poised wines all up and down the Cote de Beaune and in Chablis. Throughout the new world it gained fame in both California and Australia where it is known to produce big, rich, buttery and tropical fruit-laden white wines.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Nelson

Located in the north-west of South Island, this warm enclave is hemmed in by Mount Arthur and the Southern Alps. Riesling has found its feet among the free-draining, stony silt soils while Gewürztraminer also shows potential.