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Lawsons Dry Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2018

Tasting Notes
The nose shows a lovely complexity with brioche, lemon, subtle floral notes, flint and smoky oak. The palate has a gentle power with lovely focus from the fine, citrusy acidity. The predominant fruit character is lemon, which is overlaid with chary French oak and mealy, wild ferment characters.

Vineyards and viticulture
The grapes for this wine are from our Chaytors Road Vineyard where coastal sea breezes moderate temperatures and allow gentle ripening. This block is situated on the banks of the Wairau Diversion where the silts and river stones are a perfect match for our 16 to 20-years-old Mendoza clone chardonnay wines.

Winemaking
These grapes were hand-harvested and whole-bunched pressed. The juice was briefly settled before being racked to French oak barrels (25% of them new oak). The juice was allowed to ferment ‘wild’ and then encouraged to undergo full malolactic fermentation which softens the acidity from sharper malic acid tot eh softer lactic acid.

Cellaring
Although delicious in its youth, this wine will reward the patient wine lover over the next four to eight years.

Food Match
Full-flavoured seafood dishes, chargrilled white meats, roasted chicken dishes, pork, roasted vegetables especially pumpkin, creamy sauces, richer shellfish, coconut-based curries, risotto, slightly stronger cheeses such as English cheddar, sweetcorn, roasted capsicum and more. 



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