Organically Certified BioGro 5438 | Moutere Clay Gravels | Single Vineyard | Low Cropping | Hand Harvested | Wild Ferment | Natural Spring Malo | Barrel Fermented | Unfined | Vegan | Lightweight Glass Bottle | Solar Powered Winery

There is a stillness to Home Block 2025. Cool, mineral and composed — as one steps into an ancient stone cathedral, where the air shifts and the rest of the world becomes a distant, peaceful hum.

Moss, stone and Moutere clay give way to toast, raw cashew and a delicate thread of smoke. Yet beneath that mineral austerity is something extraordinarily tactile; like trying to catch silk between your fingers.

The palate is pure and powerful. Restrained rather than reserved, each layer unfolds at its own pace, with nothing hurried and nothing overstated. There is depth and space.

And through it all, a sense of permanence. The permanence of stone and clay, of mature vines; and of a wine whose length seems to stretch beyond the palate. Its complexity gathers, building towards a finish that feels less like a full stop and more like a reverberating echo.

Still, but never static. A Chardonnay of permanence and poise.

Site: Home Block - Upper Moutere, Nelson

Aspect: 60m Elevation, North Facing

Soil Type: Moutere Clay Gravels

Soil Composition: Clay Loam, with small pebbles in upper horizon.

Vineyard Established: 1978

Farming: Dry Farmed, Organic (Biogro: #5438)

Variety: 100% Chardonnay

Clonal Selection: Mendoza

Hand Harvested: 100%

Seasonal Detail: The season began dry before shifting to a wetter-than-usual October, with an exceptionally warm December brining ideal flowering conditions. While the Christmas and early January period posed some challenges, a return to warm, settled weather through February and March improved ripening. Occasional rain showers kept canopies refreshed, leading to a smooth, trouble-free harvest. The season produced wines of both volume and generosity.

Harvest: 27th & 28th March 2025

Processing: 100% whole bunch press. 24 - 48 hour settling

Fermentation: 100% Wild Yeast, High solid fermentation

Fermentation Vessel: 100% barrel fermentation, 15% new French Oak - medium toast

Maturation: 12 months on full lees with monthly battonage until completion of malo, followed by 4 months, on fine lees, in stainless steel tank.

Malolactic: 100% natural spring malo

Fining: None Filtration: Coarse Vegan: Yes

Bottling Analysis: 13.5% Alc, 3.31 pH, 5.2 g/L TA, Dry

Full Bottle Weight: 1,165 g