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Coopers Creek Gisborne Chardonnay 2017

BARREL-FERMENTED GISBORNE CHARDONNAY RATED AS WINESTATE MAGAZINE BEST BUY

Don't Pay ^$18^.00 EACH

^$ 18.00 /bottle by the straight dozen

Single bottle price ^$18^.00

Customer reviews

4.43 out of 5 stars.

Why to buy:

RECOMMENDED & BEST VALUE BUYS WINESTATE MAGAZINE
THIS WINE OFFERS GOOD VALUE MICHAEL COOPERS BUYING GUIDE
COOPERS CREEK 2017 CHARDONNAY RATED 95 POINTS SAM KIM’S WINE ORBIT
FAMILY OWNED TROPHY WINNING WINERY

Specifications:

Vintage:	2017
Source/Region:	Gisborne, New Zealand
Grape Variety:	Chardonnay
Cellaring:	Drink now or cellar for 3-5 years
Bottle Top:	Stelvin
Alcohol Content:	13.00
Standard Drinks:	7.70
Rating:	0

Tasting Notes:

As a young wine, this is pale in the glass with pale gold highlights, As the wine ages, the colour will deepen. The nose is typical Gisborne Chardonnay. It is a delightful melange of peach, nectarine and melon backed with subtle lees and oak characters. The palate is full of fresh fruit character, yet also has richness, weight and length.

Technical:

The 2017 vintage was lovely in Gisborne, especially the early part of it, when the Chardonnay was harvested. We were able to pick clean fruit with good sugar levels. The juice commenced ferment in tank and then was run off to a mixture of seasoned American and French barrels to complete ferment. The wine then stayed in barrel, on gross lees, for a number of months. This wine is based on fruit from Delwyn and Doug Bell’s vineyard in Back Ormond Road, just outside of Gisborne city. It is all Close 548 which famously is the main clone planted in the famed Cotton Charlemagne Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy. This is supplemented by Clone 15 Chardonnay from Richard McIntyre’s block in Opou.

Gisborne warm climate tends to produce chardonnays that show well in their youth. That said, with careful, cool cellaring, this wine will gain further complexity into the medium term.

Accolades & Awards:

Recommended & Best Buys

Winestate Magazine

Michael Cooper Buyers Guide 2019

Partly barrel-fermented, this wine offers good value. Light lemon/green, it is full-bodied, with very good depth of peachy, slightly toasty flavours, and fresh acidity keeping things lively. Drink now or cellar.

Reviews:

Coopers Creek Gisborne Chardonnay 2017 is rated 4.4 out of 5 by 7.

Rated 5 out of 5 by Steve from great wine i'm happy with this wine so i would order this again

Date published: 2020-03-18

Rated 5 out of 5 by Popalops from Excellent Gisborne Chardy I consider the Gisborne area produces the best Chardonnay in New Zealand and this vinateh does not disappoint. It is youthful enough to enjoy all the subtle favours but has some age to round it out

Date published: 2020-01-19

Rated 5 out of 5 by KayB from Typical Chardonnay from Granite Belt When I lived in NZ I used to love Gisborne wines and now I was able to revisit that taste here in Australia.

Date published: 2020-01-08

Rated 4 out of 5 by Coultercounter from Nice Buttery Chardonnay For those who like a full flavoured, buttery chardonnay with a smattering of oak but not over the top, this one is perfect! Great with a roast chicken!

Date published: 2020-02-12

Rated 4 out of 5 by David24126 from Very good for the money I toured New Zealand a couple of years ago and was mpressed by the quality of their chardonnays. This wine is no exception. A very good wooded chardonnay at a reasonable price.

Date published: 2020-02-05

Rated 4 out of 5 by Norman from good value for money bought 2nd case this week Impressed with this NZ Chardy but Gisborne does produce some outstanding whites

Date published: 2019-11-15

Rated 4 out of 5 by Iggy from Very Nice Chardonnay I bought this this month and was impressed with the really nice Subtle flavour went really well with Chicken Dish

Date published: 2019-10-30