The Landing Boathouse Bay of Islands Chardonnay 2021

The Landing Boathouse Bay of Islands Chardonnay 2021French oak Ripe stone fruit Vanilla & hazelnut Succulent & creamy "An enticing bouquet of fresh white and yellow peaches, citrus and a gentle vanilla and nut oak quality. A soft satin texture touches the palate first then flavours of yellow stone fruits, grapefruit and baking spices. Some fine tannin texture is amplified by the acid line. Still youthful with a decent complexity and finish, balanced and well made with best drinking from late 2023

• French oak
• Ripe stone fruit
• Vanilla & hazelnut
• Succulent & creamy

"An enticing bouquet of fresh white and yellow peaches, citrus and a gentle vanilla and nut oak quality. A soft satin texture touches the palate first then flavours of yellow stone fruits, grapefruit and baking spices. Some fine tannin texture is amplified by the acid line. Still youthful with a decent complexity and finish, balanced and well made with best drinking from late 2023 through 2027+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Jul 2023

"Beautifully fruited and delightfully inviting, the bouquet shows ripe stone fruit, lemon peel, vanilla and roasted hazelnut aromas, leading to a succulent palate offering pristine fruit flavours with elegant oak infusion. Charming and delectably appealing. At its best: now to 2028" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2023

Poised and elegant, showing aromas of ripe stonefruit and citrus with a mineral complexity. Ripe yet tangy chardonnay with a creamy texture and peach, oyster shell, nectarine, ginger and cashew-nut flavours. A high energy wine with appealing purity and a lingering finish.

The Boathouse Chardonnay comes predominantly from our younger vines planted in 2014 and 2015. Clones B95, 548 and UCD15 are grown in eight small blocks of various elevation and aspect.

An excellent growing season, very dry and warm through spring and early summer which led to low yields and early phenology. Some rain in mid-February pushed ripening back to near normal.

Hand-picked, then whole-bunch pressed before overnight settling in tank. Fermented in French oak barriques. Partial MLF. 11 months in barrel before blending to tank for 6 months further ageing. Crossflow filtered before bottling.