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Taylors Pass Chardonnay

af Villa Maria
Hvidvin Årgang 📍 Marlborough, New Zealand

⏳ Drikkevindue

2023 - 2028

🍽️ Mad & Vin-match

Pairs wonderfully with roasted chicken, pan-seared scallops in butter sauce, or creamy wild mushroom risotto.

✨ Tekniske specifikationer

Villa Maria, founded in 1961 by Sir George Fistonich, is one of New Zealand's most celebrated and pioneering wineries. The Taylors Pass Chardonnay showcases a single-vineyard expression from the rugged Awatere Valley in Marlborough. Located on the north bank of the Awatere River, this unique vineyard features stony, free-draining gravelly soils sheltered from harsh winds. The cool climate of this sub-region slows grape ripening, allowing the Chardonnay grapes to develop intense flavor concentration balanced by a vibrant, flinty acidity. In the cellar, the wine is typically fermented in French oak barriques using indigenous yeasts, followed by maturation on lees with regular stirring. This meticulous process imparts a rich, creamy texture, seamlessly integrating notes of ripe stone fruit, toasted brioche, and a distinct mineral backbone that reflects its stony riverbed origins.

🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten

Villa Maria blev grundlagt i 1961 af Sir George Fistonich og står i dag som et af New Zealands mest anerkendte og banebrydende vinhuse. Med udgangspunkt i de historiske rødder i Auckland har vineriet opbygget omfattende vinmarksbesiddelser i landets absolutte topprægioner: Marlborough, Hawke's Bay og Gisborne. Villa Maria er berømt for sit kompromisløse fokus på bæredygtighed og kvalitetsdrevet innovation og har spillet en afgørende rolle i udviklingen af moderne newzealandsk vinavl med fokus på regionalt særpræg. Husets alsidige portefølje spænder fra den verdenskendte Private Bin-serie til enkeltmarks- og Reserve-vine med særlig terroirkarakter. Producenten udmærker sig især ved sin sprøde og livlige Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, elegante Pinot Noir, komplekse Chardonnay samt strukturerede rødvinsblends fra Hawke's Bay.

📍 118 Montgomerie Road, Mangere, 2022 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 🌐 https://www.villamariawines.com

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