Dog Point Chardonnay 2023
Product.Nr. 2359
This classy, single-vineyard wine is considered as one of the best Chardonnays in New Zealand. A complex and powerful wine with bright acidity and beautiful fruit and a signature gun flint complexity and structural depth.
product description
Dog Point Chardonnay 2023
Reviews
Erin Larkin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 96/100. The 2023 Chardonnay is incredibly tightly coiled and mineral on the nose, with white flowers, crushed shells, wet chalk and white pepper. This is overwhelmingly “white” in character, and I love it. The saline, mineral aspect of it is highly attractive to me, and as it unfolds like an origami paper crane through the finish, it shows precision and finesse in equal measure. While 2022 may have been a challenging vintage in the vineyard, they saw none of that it in the 2023 season. This is sapid and penetrating in its quiet way. Wow.
Tasting Note
Pale straw in colour. Striking aromas of flint, gravels and freshly cut lemons, with a background of fine grained oak, cashew, toast and oatmeal from the extended lees ageing in barrel. Fresh citrus and ripe pear flavours burst on the front palate, followed by lively acidity and citrus pith phenolics, which shape the structure of the wine. A long finish of cashew nut, lees characters and creamy textures add layers to the finish.
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Additional information
Type: White wine
Grape varial: Chardonnay
Enjoy with: Scallops, white fish, poultry and BBQ Pork.
Vineyard: Dog Point Home Vineyard on clay hill slopes and surrounding foothills, Marlborough, New Zealand. Vines are 29 years old on average. Some plantings dating back to 1981.
Soil: Clay and silt/clay loams with interspersed gravel.
Growing season: Budburst began in Spring with only a few minor frost events. A respectable yield was achieved despite cool and grey conditions during flowering. A wet start to summer created a challenging growing season in the vineyard before returning to settled dry weather allowing the vines to ripen in beautiful conditions.
Winemaking: Hand picked and gently pressed, prior to a brief overnight settling of the juice. 100% wild primary and secondary fermentations in barrel (10% new) over eighteen months. Bottled without fining and with only minimal filtration.
Alcohol: 13.5% vol
Winestyle: dry
Total acidity: 7.7 g/l
Bottle size: 0.75l
Notice: contains sulphites
Cellaring potential: 2033+
Closure: Screwcap
| Nutritional Information per 100 ml | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 320 kJ (76 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 0.5 g |
| of which Sugars | 0.0 g |
| Contains negligible amounts of fat, saturates, protein and salt. | |
Ingredients: Grapes, preservatives and antioxidants: sulphites. Bottled in a protective atmosphere.
Produced and bottled by: Dog Point Vineyards Ltd, PO Box 52, Renwick, Marlborough, New Zealand
Distributor: vinabonus GmbH, Simmedenweg 40, 34134 Kassel, Germany
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