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Greywacke Chardonnay 2015
Marlborough
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- 93pts, Robert Parker, 2018
Kevin Judd first helped to make New Zealand’s iconic Cloudy Bay famous with his terrific winemaking skills. Eventually he decided to start a venture on his own and Greywacke was born. This is his top notch, barrel fermented, lees aged Chardonnay.
Kevin Judd first helped to make New Zealand’s iconic Cloudy Bay famous with his terrific winemaking skills. Eventually he decided to start a venture on his own and Greywacke was born. This is his top notch, barrel fermented, lees aged Chardonnay.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Crisp apple fruit, savoury nuttiness. Very long and complex
Aroma
Pink grapefruit, figs, baked apple and toasted hazelnuts
More information
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White - Dry
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Mid gold
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14.0% ABV
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10.5 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2023
Greywacke was founded in 2009 by Kevin Judd – a pioneer of New Zealand’s wine industry. It's named after the region’s rough stone strewn sandstone and clay soils that lend its wines a minerally elegance. Kevin works with family growers with old vineyards to obtain the highest quality fruit, then leases a small part of his friends’ Dog Point winery to craft the wines. He majors on Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, as you’d expect of Marlborough, but also does a little of this truly majestic, Burgundy style Chardonnay. Hand picked grapes, wild yeasts, all fermented in part new oak barriques, with malolactic fermentation and lees ageing – wow! You can understand perhaps how rich, complex and beautifully balanced this white is. Only gently chill.
Critic, 94 Points
