Pegasus Bay Chardonnay 2018
- New Zealand
- Chardonnay
- ABV 14%
- Zalto Denk'Art Bordeaux Glass
Stuart McCloskey “Unashamedly flamboyant, full-bodied, generous and thoroughly moreish, which will please those who are seeking a fuller style of wine. With aeration (20 minutes or so) the wine unfurls to lemongrass, freshly juiced lemons, spice (fresh ginger) and flint. Layer-upon-layer of fruit washes across one’s palate. Wonderful creamy richness juxtaposed with yellow stone fruits, structural grip, acidity and sweet spice. Strapping and showing-off great winemaking and fruit quality. Immense presence and power whilst presenting an evolving complexity. Out of the blocks, this a real showstopper with the quality and structure to age gracefully over the next decade. One of the best Chardonnays I’ve sampled this year. I have declined to add a score to my tasting note as it would simply be superfluous. Served using Zalto Burgundy glassware.”
19/20
“…The wine is creamy, dry, full-bodies and savoury with an incredibly refreshing taste of ripe, citrusy grapefruit and a lingering finish.”
- Joelle Thomson, Drinksbiz Magazine, NZ
Five Stars
“Strapping yet delicate, richly flavoured yet subtle, this sophisticated North Canterbury wine is one of the country’s best Chardonnays …"
Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide, NZ
… a wonderfully weighted palate that offers outstanding depth and richness … gloriously satisfying”.
Sam Kim
Due to its protection from cool, Pacific breezes from the east by the Treviotdale Range and it’s gravel soils with large, heat radiating stone, Waipara has an unusually long ripening period with warm days and cool nights. These conditions promote a high level of ripening, with grapes that are intensely flavoured.
Pegasus Bay have a strong belief in minimal intervention and sustainable vineyard practices and is an accredited member of the NZWG sustainable viticulture program, employing completely natural methods of disease and pest control and clarify their wines by natural settling. Awarded the highest 5 star “outstanding” rating by Robert Parker and considered by Neal Martin as “one of New Zealand’s best producers” they have received countless praise and high ratings by the critics.
Their Chardonnay is produced using traditional Burgundian winemaking methods, fermented in large oak puncheons, 70% of which are old so as not to impart too much oak flavour, followed by a further 12 month maturation. Their estate
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