Swamp Reserve Chardonnay 2019
New release of one of NZ's classic wines.
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Reserve Wines, Hawkes Bay, Chardonnay and Blends
New release of one of NZ's classic wines.
00918
Reserve Wines, Hawkes Bay, Chardonnay and Blends
The vintage conditions in 2019 in Hawkes Bay were excellent. As usual only the best, hand harvested fruit from our Middle Road Chardonnay block goes into our Swamp Reserve Chardonnay, so we made a few very careful passes through the best part of the vineyard. The parcels were kept as separate batches right up until assemblage in February. We made a further selection before bottling and ultimately used about 75% of what we had harvested. The balance went into our Limeworks Chardonnay. Ultimately, this wine is 100% barrel fermented, close to 100% MLF and used 33% new French oak barrels.
Analysis
Alc | 13% |
Acid | 6.8 g/L |
Res sugar | 2.0g/L |
pH | 3.45 |
Colour: | Pale in the glass as a young wine, but will develop pale gold tints with time in the bottle. |
Bouquet: | Year after year the fruit from this vineyard exhibits ripe lemon and grapefruit characters. This is interwoven with subtle oak and lees and MLF derived creaminess. |
Palate: | Harmony and balance have become two of the hallmarks of our Swamp Reserve style. This wine has fineness and structure, yet is also incredibly complex and long. |
“Bright, light yellow/green, it has very good concentration of fresh, peachy, citrusy flavours, slightly smoky and toasty notes adding complexity, and a tightly structured finish. Best drinking 2023+." Michael Cooper, July 2021
Five Stars/94 Points | Wine Orbit, Oct 2021 |
41/2 Stars | Winestate Magazine, August 2021 |
Vintage Tasting Notes - Download PDFs