Dalwhinnie ‘Moonambel’ Chardonnay 2022 prugnolo-gentile red berry and leafy

red berry and leafy

742 (2014 base) has really opened up since I last tasted it about a year ago

the southernmost wine region in New Zealand

just 5km in from the Atlantic coast

approachable but restrained

Dalwhinnie ‘Moonambel’ Chardonnay 2022 prugnolo-gentile red berry and leafyFruit was handpicked and whole bunch pressed. The cloudy juice was then transferred directly to a mixture of new, one and two year old French oak puncheons (500L) and barriques (228L). Fermentation occurred spontaneously with wild yeast over the next three weeks. Post ferment the barrels were topped and the wine matured in place for the next nine months before careful barrel selection and bottling. The wine has a beautiful light straw colour,