Named after Tim and Judy's daughter Rosie, the block sits on a slightly higher elevation to the Home Block just 1km away. This Chardonnay is a sibling to what is deemed the keystone in our portfolio - Neudorf Home Block Moutere Chardonnay.

A wine that naturally exudes what we call "Moutereness" - a complex combination of restrained and elegant savoury notes bound together by something that reminds us of a lazy, hazy summer evening.

A modern, vibrant and sophisticated Chardonnay. exceptionally integrated and dynamic. Elegant oak frames the wine - this harmony of barrel, fruit and flint is reassuringly familiar. The wine tapers with considered structure and chalky texture.

A quietly confident chardonnay.

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: A wet start to the season followed by a dry, albeit warm spring and summer. February rains provided a challenge close to harvest, but a dry picking window allowed for disease pressures to be managed.
A season producing wines of elegance, rather svelte in stature, and approachable.

Harvest: 17th, 26th & 30th March 2022

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: 10 months on full lees with monthly battonage until completion of malo, followed by 2 months, on fine lees, in stainless steel tank.

Malolactic: 100% natural spring malo

Fining: None Filtration: Coarse Vegan: Yes

Bottling Analysis: 13.5% Alc, 3.38 pH, 5.5 g/L TA, Dry

Full Bottle Weight: 1,165 g