Peregrine Chardonnay 2023

Delicate elegance underpins this finely textured Chardonnay, reflecting Peregrine's commitment to organic winegrowing in Bendigo, Central Otago.

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Tasting Notes

Peregrine Chardonnay 2023
      
"A wine from Central Otago – with organic fruit from Bendigo Pisa in the blend as well – 2023 was a great vintage for Central Otago. A pale silvery green colour in the glass. The perfume has stone fruit and citrus as its core elements, but also tarragon, hazelnut, fennel and oat biscuit. The saline acidity leads a wine that is quite powerful and rich through the palate. Some tannin and nutty oak also provide a base for that ripe fruit to shine. Creamy, almost buttery in texture, but balanced with a chalky minerality that adds depth and the whole is quite rounded and harmonic. A fine effort, with a very long, unctuous finish." 94 Points,  David Walker Bell, Wine Folio

"This is a juicy and powerful wine. Lots of stone fruit, apricot in particular, aniseed, chamomile and dried flowers, some biscuitty oak and nougat. It’s rich, a bit slippery and viscous, has a good cut of citrus acidity, has some powdery grip, some brioche and buttered peach, with a rich and fruity finish of excellent length. As my Mum used to say, to paraphrase, this is not backwards in coming forwards. It’s a lot of wine, but it’s hearty and very good. Intense. Flavourtown here we come. I reckon a lot of people will love this." 93 Points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

Peregrine Wines are an iconic family winery and a benchmark of premium Central Otago Pinot Noir, in particular. The McLachlan family established Peregrine in 1998 in Gibbston with a holistic farming philosophy that they approach with fastidious care for the land. The vineyards are grown organically and with integrated crops and livestock farming, it is a rigorously managed estate that has earned a reputation for excellence both domestically and internationally.

Producer website: https://www.peregrinewines.co.nz

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