Neudorf Rosie's Block Moutere Chardonnay 2023 13.5% 750ml

Neudorf Rosie's Block Moutere Chardonnay 2023 13.5% 750ml

Tasting Notes

Aroma
Guava, gun flint and lime blossom are elegantly framed by restrained use of oak.

Palate
There is wonderful weight to the palate - it is a voluptuous wine with marvellous shape and brilliant focus. Long, intricate, sophisticated and somewhat serious. However serious it may be - it is also alluring and flirtatious.

Vinification
100% wild yeast, high solid fermentation. 100% barrel fermentation, 15% new French oak - medium toast.

Maturation
10 months on full lees with monthly battonage until completion of malo, followed by 2 months, on fine lees, in stainless steel tank.

Vintage notes
A dry start to the season followed by a wetter than normal November. A welcome change to early Summer and Autumn where we experienced drier and warmer months (December - April). Minor rain events ensured canopies stayed 'refreshed' before a trouble-free harvest period. A generous season producing wines of volume and precision.

Grape variety
100% Chardonnay

PH
3.28

Acidity
6.9 g/L

DESCRIPTION
COUNTRY: Australia
VARIETY: Chardonnay
ALCOHOL VOL.: 13.5
VINTAGE: 2022
CLOSURE: Screwcap
VOLUME: 750

EXPERT REVIEW

MIKE BENNIE
94 Points
This has a softness and easy appeal. Sweet citrus meets red apple joins nougat, ginger lemon honey tea and cashew. Lots of fragrance, good, juicy and slick texture with a pleasing, talc-like mineral finish and great extension of flavour. Sits softly in the palate, a richer, but not too rich feel to the wine, with generosity of everything a byword in this description. It feels super pleasing and full of character. Nice one.
The Wine Front, 15 September, 2023

Neudorf Vineyards

Founders Tim and Judy Finn set up Neudorf Vineyards on the North facing slopes of the Moutere Hills in Nelson NZ in 1978. All Neudorf's owned blocks are certified organic. Strong commitment to sustainability: lightweight bottles, organic composting scheme, a flock of sheep mow and fertilise their vineyards and to top it off the winery is run on solar power. Today, Tim and Judy are retired, but are joined by their daughter Rosie and a small, dedicated team. Neudorf is regarded as one of the country's top small wineries with an enviable reputation for chardonnay and pinot noir.