Felton Road Bannockburn Chardonnay 2021

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Felton Road
Label Name:
 
Bannockburn Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2021
Country:
 
New Zealand
Region:
 
Bannockburn, Central Otago
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay (clones: Mendoza, B95, B548)
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
Decanter 93 (Anne Krebiehl, Jan 2023); The Real Review 97 (Bob Campbell, Aug 2021); Wine Advocate 91; The Wine Front 94 (Gary Walsh, Aug 2022); James Suckling 93 (Nov 2022); Vinous 90

Tasting Note
Lemon and white peach with toasted hazelnut, brioche and saline/mineral notes. Bright, juicy acidity, chalky texture and subtle oak lift; creamy mid-palate and a long, precise finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, crab cakes, lobster or scallops, pork belly. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, sushi (fatty tuna), tempura, Cantonese roast pork, milder Thai green curry.

Production Method
Hand-harvested from biodynamic vineyards; indigenous yeast fermentation; full malolactic; 11 months on full lees in French oak (c.5–10% new); minimal intervention; bottled under screwcap.

Vineyard Info
Felton Road (estate wines since the 1990s) farms four Bannockburn vineyards, fully Demeter-certified biodynamic; long-term winemaker Blair Walter; estate-focused, minimal-intervention, gravity-flow practices.