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Domain Road Chardonnay 2020 (12 x 750mL) Central Otago, NZ

Description:

The grapes were hand harvested on 9th, 11th, and 12th of April 2020 from our Defiance vineyard. The

grapes were whole bunch pressed to tank before being transferred to French oak barriques for barrel

fermentation. Aged in the oak barriques for 9 months (23% new oak) the wine underwent malolactic

fermentation and was regularly lees stirred, with 100% of the wine completing malo-lactic fermentation.

Domain Road Chardonnay 2020 (12 x 750mL)

  1. Domain Road Chardonnay 2020 (12 x 750mL) Central Otago, NZ

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Wine Summary Image

The grapes were hand harvested on 9th, 11th, and 12th of April 2020 from our Defiance vineyard. The

grapes were whole bunch pressed to tank before being transferred to French oak barriques for barrel

fermentation. Aged in the oak barriques for 9 months (23% new oak) the wine underwent malolactic

fermentation and was regularly lees stirred, with 100% of the wine completing malo-lactic fermentation.

Region:
NZ - Central Otago
State:
Imported
Country:
New Zealand

Winery Tasting Notes

Notes Image

Our Chardonnay is dry in style, and pale lemon with clear hues in colour. The nose has fragrant aromas

of nectarine, peach, melon, potpourri, sweet spice, brioche and honeysuckle. The succulent palate is dry

with ripe sweet peach, biscuit, toffee, char and good minerality. A complex and mouth filling wine with

a long sweet stonefruit finish.

Food match

Firm flesh fish or seafood and subtly flavoured, simply seasoned poultry or pork dishes.

Winery Profile

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Domain Road Vineyard is a privately owned vineyard producing award-winning red and white wines. It is located in Bannockburn, Central Otago, next to the popular Bannockburn Domain Camping Ground.

The original 6.5 hectares of vines expanded in 2011 with the addition of another 10 hectares of land adjacent to Felton Road vineyard. This has been planted in Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Noir grapes.

Domain Road Vineyard's owners Graeme and Gillian Crosbie and their families have had a long association with the area. Graeme’s great grandfather built gold dredges up in the Nevis, while Gillian’s mother was a teacher at the local school for a short time. They have owned a house in Bannockburn for 25 years, and holidayed there for many years prior to that. Fascinated by the growth of vineyards and the wines they produced, the pair decided to try their hand at developing their own vineyard when an old apricot orchard in nearby Domain Road was for sale. In 2002, the land was purchased, cleared and planted in Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling grapes.

The Gold Rush Days

The now tiny settlement of Bannockburn was an important and bustling town during the gold rush of the 1860s. Domain Road Vineyard overlooks an historic area known as ‘The Sluicings’ (photo above) where stunning land formations are a legacy of the gold mining activity. This area can be explored either on foot or mountain bike, following the paths through the Department of Conservation reserve.

On the section of the vineyard land that was once mined for gold, the Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling grapes are thriving, while the Pinot Noir grows on land undisturbed by gold mining activity. The historic rammed-earth gold miner’s cottage built during the 1880s has been restored and improved in recent years, returning it to a warm and comfortable family home.

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Other Information

  • 2020 vintage
  • 12 x 750mL units
  • NZ - Central Otago, Imported
  • Screwcap closure
  • 14% alc.

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