Escarpment Wines Martinborough Chardonnay 2018
- ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 0 out of 5 stars.
- 93 POINT RATED HUON HOOKE THE REAL REVIEW
- 92 POINT RATED BOB CAMPBELL
- RICH & CREAMY COOL CLIMATE MARTINBOROUGH CHARDONNAY
- SINGLE VINEYARD SOURCED FROM A TE MUNA ROAD VINEYARD
Vintage: | 2018 |
Source/Region: | Martinborough, New Zealand |
Grape Variety: | Chardonnay |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar short term |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 12.60 |
Standard Drinks: | 7.70 |
Rating: | 93 |
Rich, creamy, mouth-filling chardonnay with peach, citrus, green apple, butterscotch, toasted nut and spicy oak flavours. A generously-proportioned wine, with a backbone of juicy acidity.
100% grown from Escarpment’s Te Muna Road site in what can be considered a perfect, mild season. The summer allowed a normal crop load to ripen slowly, producing powerful opulent flavours and a flinty mineral backbone which combine beautifully with barrel fermentation to create Burgundian inspired Chardonnay. Flavours are reminiscent of white stone fruit with delightful soft texture ensuring a long commanding finish. Partial malolactic fermentation and lees stirring has enhanced the texture, complexity and mouth feel allowing it to match most entrée dishes and seafood.
93 Point Rated - Huon Hooke
"Light to mid-straw-yellow hue. The bouquet is strongly smoky from sulfides, while the wine is overall savoury and restrained, delicate and refined, with a clean, appetisingly dry finish and good length. The acidity is beautifully balanced. It's in typical Escarpment style, de-emphasising primary fruit. I like it a lot."
92 Point Rated - Bob Campbell
"Rich, creamy, mouth-filling chardonnay with peach, citrus, green apple, butterscotch, toasted nut and spicy oak flavours. A generously-proportioned wine, with a backbone of juicy acidity. Accessible now but with some ageing potential"
- bvseo_sdk, p_sdk, 2.2.0.2
- CLOUD, method:getContent, 243.39ms
- REVIEWS, PRODUCT
- bvseo-msg: HTTP status code of 404 was returned;
Link Your Account
Do you already have a Get Wines Direct account?
If yes, please enter your login information below.