Delta Estate Chardonnay 2022

A weighty palate with intense savoury flavours and a hind of vanilla. The slight minerality adds Texture for an elegant, clean finish.

Our Chardonnay grapes were sourced from Marlborough's Lower Wairau Valley. This area is old riverbed with fast draining, alluvial soils.

The wine was fermented in seasoned French oak barriques, and underwent full malolactic conversion to enhance the secondary characters of cream, nougat and vanilla spice. The barrels sat for nine months with regular lees stirring. Heather's preferred barrels were selected for the final blend before light fining and filtration.

Ripening steadily throughout the growing period, this fruit was continually monitored by Heather and the team until the right balance of flavour and ripeness was attained. The grapes were machine harvested in the cool of the night to retain freshness.