Neudorf Tiritiri Chardonnay 2023

Neudorf Tiritiri Chardonnay 2023

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Description

Chardonnay offers the winemaker many choices. This is evident in our own portfolio of the classic, although contemporary, Moutere wines next to our exploration of amphora ageing. One thing is for sure - Chardonnay is a wonderful drink and Tiritiri embodies this.

Classic but not old fashioned. This morish chardonnay walks a tightrope of fruit, minerality, oak and acidity.

There’s a beautiful purity to this wine, it offers a certain stillness.

Summer fruits are woven together with rockpool minerality. This Tiritiri Chardonnay truly impresses with its delicate integration of oak. The use of barriques frame the wine gently, without demanding attention.

There is beautiful shape to this wine, its voluminous without being overblown. What may be taken to be a rather broad palate on entry, tapers to a refreshing and modern finish.

Chardonnay in this form is destined for seafood. We say it a lot , but the truth is, wines like these speak of where they come from and with the abundance of Tasman Bay on our doorstep it is hard to imagine a gently chilled glass of Tiritiri Chardonnay without the “catch of the day” no matter where you are in the world.

However I can vouch for having it alone or with a chunk of parmesan... after all it’s here to be enjoyed any way you choose.

--------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.