We taste all our Chardonnay barrels a year after vintage, selecting the best and most interesting to become our Reserve. These then spend another six months in old oak puncheons, gaining depth, complexity and integration. 2018 will be remembered as being rather unusual for Marlborough, with a run of wet conditions following a period of warm weather. Fortunately our vineyards all fared well, with low yields and careful management ensuring a large proportion was harvested by the end of March.
Above all, we will remember this vintage for its fast and furious nature – blink and you nearly missed it! However the resulting wines are showing a great deal of poise, elegance and subtlety.
