Shingle Peak Reserve Chardonnay 2007

Golden green in colour, the nose delivers aromas of honeyed peaches and nectarines. The palate is full and viscous with oak flavours adding to the creamy complexity.

 

Golden green in colour, the nose delivers aromas of honeyed peaches and nectarines. The palate is full and viscous with oak flavours adding to the creamy complexity.

 

Region: Marlborough

Variety: Chardonnay

Producer: Matua Valley Wines Ltd

Winemaker Notes: The fruit for this wine came off 2 vineyards located on opposite sides of the Wairau Valley. The northern side vineyard is grown on heavy loam, contributing weight and depth to the blend, while the southern vineyard is grown on leaner soil, resulting in a mineral structure to the wine. Both vineyards were grown on a 2 wire vertical shoot positioned trellis.

Viticulture Notes: Good pre vintage weather resulted in higher than average bunch counts, however patchy flowering reduced crops levels in line with average yields. Mild to warm ideal conditions leading up to harvest resulted in optimum ripeness with no disease pressure, coinciding with normal picking dates

Alcohol: 14% vol %

Residual Sugar: .09 g/l

Total Acidity: 6.4 g/l

ph: 3.38

Cellaring: The Shingle Peak Reserve Chardonnay will continue to develop through to 2011.