Punch Lance’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 wairau-river toasty oak spice and finish

toasty oak spice and finish with delightful soft tannins

roses and spring flowers

Condensed on the palate

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

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 wairau-river toasty oak spice and finishWhole 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