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Martinborough Vineyard Chardonnay
Year
2007
2007
Varietal
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Style
Rich
Rich
Origin
New Zealand
New Zealand
Pairing
Seafood
Seafood
$30.00 per bottle
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Origin
Sitting on the southeast corner of New Zealand's North Island, Martinborough features a rare combination of latitude, geology and topography, which creates ideal cool-climate growing conditions. Over the past 30 years, Martinborough has been transformed from a rural colonial outpost into a world-class viticultural region with an international reputation for complex and well-balanced Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Pairings
This wine responds favorably to most sweet and juicy shellfish, such as prawns, scallops and lobster. It also adores simply prepared poultry, veal and pork dishes, especially when mildflavored mushrooms (crimini, chanterelle, shiitake), cream and/or butter are incorporated. Vegetarians will be handsomely rewarded when this Chardonnay is paired with fresh vegetables, most notably corn, butternut squash and pumpkin.Serve chilled (50°F).
Winemaker
Dr. Derek Milne was one of the authors of a 1978 study that concluded that "the closest New Zealand climatic analog to Burgundy was found in the small rain shadow centered on the township of Martinborough." Milne was so convinced by the report's findings that he and five like-minded wine enthusiasts procured 16 well-situated acres in the heart of what is now known as the Martinborough Terrace appellation. The partners planted the land in 1980 and made their first commercial release under the Martinborough Vineyard label four years later. The Wine
Time has been a friend to this Chardonnay and--even though it will age gracefully for years to come--Martinborough's offering is drinking at the peak of perfection right now. Fermentation in French oak barrels and regular lees stirring provide richness and complexity without overpowering the wine's intrinsic elegance and sophistication. It features understated but emphatic aromas of lemon curd, peach, orange zest, unsalted butter, corn silk, smoke and a distant note of liquefied stone. Expect more of the same on the palate, along with nuances of raw macadamia nut, beeswax, assorted baking spices and toasty vanilla. Recently Viewed :
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