- Chardonnay
- Grown mostly on the Elms vineyard in Blocks 2,6,8 & 9, with approximately 10% coming from Cornish Point vineyard
- A range of altitudes and aspects with the soils mostly deep schist gravels
- Hand harvested
- Whole bunch pressed with the juice flowing to barrel by gravity after overnight settling
- Fermented in French oak (mostly well-seasoned barrels with just 5% new) with native yeasts
- Malolactic fermentation occurred with only periodic stirring of the lees, combined with 11 months on the lees
- Aged for a total 13 months in barrel
- Bottled unfined and unfiltered
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Central Otago
Appellation:
Central Otago
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | NZ-FRW-02-21 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
93
Date
2022-01-05
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2022-11-02
Jancis Robinson
Score
16.5
Date
2022-10-24
Vinous
Score
90
Date
2023-04-11
Wine Advocate
Score
91
Date
2024-02-22
"The 2021 Bannockburn Chardonnay is creamy and nutty, with white peach, green apple, white pepper, vanilla pod and Portuguese tart. Not hugely complex, but it is a lovely wine with plenty of pleasure woven throughout. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."