Winemaker Notes
After 40 years, this wine has a clear fingerprint – restrained power, calming harmony and mineral purity. Classically cool climate - jasmine blossom and river stones are intertwined with a familiar note of freshly baked brioche. This Chardonnay retains freshness while moving across the palate with elegance. Brilliantly framed with typically subtle oak handling, Home Block Moutere Chardonnay 2021 is a sophisticated, complex and heroic wine. Cellar with confidence, drink with pleasure.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
An elegant, sophisticated chardonnay. Complex aromas of white peaches, lemons, pie crust, sea salt, sourdough and white rosemary. It's medium- to full-bodied, with vibrant acidity and a gentle thoughtfulness to the layers of fresh fruit and minerals. Drink or hold.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Rolling hills evolve from a scenic coastline to form an ideal setting for Sauvignon Blanc vineyards. Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay rank in after New Zealand’s prized varietal as most widely planted in Nelson. The region is slightly cooler and has more precipitation on average compared to Marlborough.