Lake Road Reserve Chardonnay - Gisborne 2022

A truly exquisite Gisborne Chardonnay, offering delightful aromas of white florals, and stonefruit.  Rich in flavour, complex and golden-hued, it has aromas of peach, mango, oak, and hazelnut, plus a satisfying creaminess that lingers on the palate.  Medium-bodied with a delightful texture, weight and length, the palate leads to a creamy finish. A superb accompaniment to dishes like seafood, chicken and pork.

REGION

Gisborne, New Zealand

GRAPES
Chardonnay

 Size

750ml

 Wine Analysis

Alc/Vol: 13%

 FOOD PAIRING

Match with seafood, chicken and pork.

 WINEMAKING

A spectacular vintage in Gisborne with settled warm weather allowed the grapes to be harvested at the perfect time. Fruit from the Eran block in Makaraka was hand harvested and whole bunch pressed to barrel for a wild fermentation.  The Bell Block on Black Ormond Road was machine harvested on the19th of March. The free run went into barrel for a wild ferment with a small amount in tank to be inoculated with a commercial yeast strain. The barrel ferment components went through a malolactic fermentation at the end of the primary fermentation. The wine stayed in barrel/tank till October 202. Overall, 20% of the assemblage saw new French oak and 75% was barrel fermented. The remaining 25% was barrel fermented. The wine was bottled in November 2021.

AWARDS

Wine Orbit 93 points, 5 stars

REVIEWS

"Richly fruited and gorgeously complex with golden peach, mango, vanillin oak and roasted hazelnut aromas, it's succulent and creamy in the mouth displaying excellent fruit power combined with seductive oak infusion, making it delectable and highly enjoyable."

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit 93 points, 5 stars

CELLARING

Ready to drink now but will mature in the medium term with cool cellaring.