Kelly Washington Rapaura Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 Spirits 31 days on skins total

31 days on skins total before being pressed

These gravel soils have excellent drainage and low vigour

even a tad heady

weighty and full of fruit

and shows pristine fruit flavours and silky mouthfeel

Kelly Washington Rapaura Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 Spirits 31 days on skins totalMineral style Struck match Generous Poised Poised, with a delicious mineral backbone this chardonnay has tension, and genorosity at the same time, with a whiff of that classic struck match note that cool climate chardonnay can produce so well. This winning Chardonnay comes from an old vineyard in the Rapaura region of Marlborough, where sandy loam soils dominate. Larger old barrels have predominantly been used to naturally ferment the wine. Untouched