Punch Lance’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 wairau-river with inseparable elements suggesting honey

with inseparable elements suggesting honey

Hand picked from our Glendon Vineyard Padthaway and whole pressed with partial barrel fermentation to add texture and complexity

toasty oak spice and finish with delightful soft tannins

Food Match: Osso bucco or any rare meat dish

Flowing with the ripeness of the vintage

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 wairau-river with inseparable elements suggesting honeyWhole bunch pressed directly to French oak (33% new) for wild fermentation, and 11 months maturation on lees. Gleaming, pale straw green; it is the complexity, integrity and length of Yarra Valley chardonnays as good as this that show the limitations of warmer regions' wines. Here white peach nectarine flavours lead the way, albeit with complex texture and structure built on the back palate by citrussy acidity and the positive influence of seriously