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Moko Hills Chardonnay 2021
$58.00 Excl. GST
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Elegant Chardonnay with citrus, honey and minerality, light oak.
An unsettled spring meant a slow start and gradual awakening in the vineyard and surrounding hills. After warmer temps mid-November, the predictably unpredictable Central Otago climate brought low snowfall, with inclement weather continuing into flowering.
The vines set with small berries on compact bunches bringing great wine concentration and structure. There was a good amount of rain in January which helped spur good growth and healthy canopies. It then dried out for the balance of the season, aided by howling windstorms through late March and April. We picked the crop, at optimal ripeness and disease free, in the first two weeks of April.
The fruit contained a mix of two Chardonnay clones – UCD15 and B95. Whole bunch pressed and full solids to 100% French oak. Fermented with natural yeast. Lees stirring was employed on a proportion. 12 months in barrel, and allowed to undergo malolactic fermentation naturally in spring, before being racked to tank and allowed to integrate. Unfiltered. Bottled on June 8th, 2021.
