Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Vineyard Chardonnay 2020

Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Vineyard Chardonnay

Region: Marlborough, New Zealand

Vintage: 2020

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 13%

Complex and enticing grapefruit, citrus and white peach characters are complemented by struck-flint, spice and vanilla. In the glass the wine is loaded with texture. Stone fruit and citrus are underpinned by a flinty mineral flavour and toasty complexity.

The fruit for this wine was handselected and hand-picked, then taken straight to the winery and whole-bunch pressed. After pressing, the juice was transferred to barrel, including a selection of older and new oak puncheons and barriques. A total of 30% new oak was used in the final blend. The wine completed wild fermentation and full malolactic fermentation in barrel, before aging for 10 months.

Owned by the Neylon family, Rapaura Springs has an astonishing track record of Trophies and top points for its wines. The family started their farming career with mussels and apples but found vines much more rewarding and since making this move haven’t looked back. Their goal is to enhance the environment around them through sustainable vineyard and winemaking practices that will leave a natural legacy for future generations. Rapaura Springs have a philosophy of minimum intervention, and all vineyards are carefully managed under strict Sustainable Wine Growing New Zealand standards. They let Marlborough’s land, climate and water do the hard work, then handcraft superb wines at the state of the art winery, leaving the vineyards to tell their own story, with just a little nudge in the right direction from experienced viticulture and winemaking teams. The result is a selection of focused, terroir-driven Sauvignon Blancs and Pinot Noirs with outstanding varietal expression.

https://rapaurasprings.co.nz