2015 Waipara Hills Equinox Waipara Valley Chardonnay

TASTING NOTES
COLOUR
Golden straw
NOSE
Fresh and complex with elegant stone fruit and a touch of smoky oak.
PALATE
Powerful and weighty, yet retaining fresh acidity. The wine unfolds along the palate with ripe white peach, nectarine and rich brioche.
SERVE
Slightly chilled in a generous glass.
PEAK DRINKING
2017 - 2021
SUGGESTED FOOD MATCH
Chicken and sage ravioli in a creamy sauce.
WINE ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL VOLUME
13.5%
ACIDITY
6.45
RESIDUAL SUGAR
WINE BACKGROUND
VINTAGE REGION
The Home Block vineyard in the Waipara Valley, with Glasnevin loam soils over gravels.
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
Frost about a month into the growing season knocked the vines back, affecting the yields. Thankfully the combination of small crops and a warm dry summer created ideal conditions to ripen the fruit quickly and produce very intense flavours. With warm autumn conditions prevailing, the fruit was harvested in perfect condition.
GRAPE VARIETY
Chardonnay
MATURATION
9 months in 100% French oak barriques and puncheons, 20% new.
ACCOLADES
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