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

A couple of years back, a friend and somm described this wine as "the Gucci slippers" of our chardonnay portfolio. Luxurious, smooth, sassy. Recently someone else described it as a dress of European cut, made with New Zealand material. Needless to say - Rosie's Block Moutere Chardonnay is our "little black dress". Always in style.

A chardonnay that affirms our confidence in the Moutere Clays.

Manuka ash & matchstick flint tussle for your attention. Both laying an alluring pathway for this chardonnay to flow across the palate. The elegant use of lees is framed by restrained oak that celebrates the purity of fruit and harnesses a classically cool climate freshness.

Long, intricate, sophisticated and seamless. A wine you can’t help but revisit again and again.

Everything a modern chardonnay should exude.

Site: Rosie’s Block - Upper Moutere, Nelson

Aspect: 90m Elevation, North Facing

Soil Type: Moutere Clay Gravels

Soil Composition: Deep sandy loam with clay content (19%). Little stone content.

Vineyard Established: 1999

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

Variety: 100% Chardonnay

Clonal Selection: 548, Mendoza, 8021

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: 17th - 31st March 2025

Processing: 100% whole bunch press. 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 minimal battonage, followed by 4 months, on fine lees, in stainless steel tank.

Malolactic: 100% natural spring malo

Fining: None Filtration: Coarse Vegan: Yes

Bottling Analysis: 14.0% Alc, 3.20 pH, 6.9 g/L TA, Dry

Full Bottle Weight: 1,165 g