Seresin Chardonnay 2023

This is an elegant and focussed Chardonnay from the organic and biodynamic farm at Raupo Creek in Marlborough.

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Tasting Notes

Seresin Chardonnay 2023

"A lovely bouquet of barrel spices and yellow stone fruits, grapefruit peel and apple. Dry on the palate with plenty of weight and freshness, lees spice and tension, apple and citrus fruit flavours, vanilla and roasted nut. Fine tannins from the barrel and fruit are accentuated by the lees spice and complexities this also brings to the wine. Ultimately an expression that suits stand alone drinking or alongside barbequed crayfish tails with tartare sauce, or a simple pasta with parmesan cheese included. Best drinking from late 2024 through 2029." 93 Points, Cameron Douglas MS

"Elegant and stylish, the wine shows ripe nectarine, rockmelon, vanilla and roasted cashew aromas with a hint of oatmeal complexity. The palate displays fine flow and creamy mouthfeel, splendidly framed by juicy acidity, finishing long and harmonious. At its best: now to 2029." 93 Points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"A complex and pretty chardonnay with sliced cooked apples, pie crust and light cream. It’s medium- to full-bodied with pretty fruit and a tense finish. Poised and delicious. Drink now." 92 points, James Suckling

"Faint quince and lemon verbena slowly opens up to a finely chalky and elegant wine, driven by acidity and minerality. Tightly restrained, the light-weight flavours will need time to resolve and relax. Not a powerhouse, nor will it ever be, this is nonetheless quite smart within the context of a lighter, more subtle chardonnay. 2025–2034." 90 points, Stephen Wong MW

"It is typically a full-bodied, complex wine with good mouthfeel, ripe fruit characters shining through, subtle toasty oak, and fresh acidity. Instantly appealing, the 2023 vintage (****1/2) was estate-grown in the Raupo Creek Vineyard, in the Omaka Valley, hand-picked, and fermented and matured for nine months in French oak barriques and puncheons. Bright, light lemon/green, it is fragrant, full-bodied and sweet-fruited, with fresh, generous, peachy, citrusy flavours, gentle seasoned with oak, balanced acidity, and excellent depth and harmony." 4.5 Stars, Michael Cooper

Cinematographer Michael Seresin’s desire to create high quality wine in the most natural way possible led to the rise of Seresin Estate in the early 1990s – a wine estate that has ever since followed the principles of biodynamic and organic farming and winemaking. Allowing the wines a little extra time, not only adds savouriness, mouth-watering textures and flavours, but also shows the unique sense of place the wines come from. 

Producer website: https://seresin.co.nz/

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