Region: New Zealand, Marlborough

Grape variety: Chardonnay

Tasting notes: A fully-developed, overt style where the lime fruit characters are dominated by strong toasty, vanilla oak characters. Big, bold, and intense on the palate, almost overwhelming but will please fans of heavier oaked chardonnay styles while it may lack freshness for others.

Awards

Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 - Silver - Vintage 2021

New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Gold

The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2023 - Gold - Vintage 2021: "A rich expression of baked apple and smoky complexity, with toasty notes and a distinctively mineral-driven slate edge. Complex and concentrated unfurling to candid hints of vanilla and layered, integrated oak over an impressively powerful and freshly acidic, lifted finish."