92 Wine Enthusiast

"Craggy's Chardonnay is undeniably world-class, and wouldn't be out of place in a blind tasting with premier cru Burgundies. Toasty French oak frames elegantly restrained fruit on the nose and then vanilla, peach and tropical fruit flavors unfold on the palate, finishing long, tinged with orange sherbet and dried spices."-92 Points - Wine Enthusiast

WINE:
"Made from multiple parcels of Chardonnay clones B95, B96, UCD15 and Mendoza planted on the more heavy, yet stony soils within the Gimblett Gravels Vineyard, each parcel contributes a unique character to the wine. The Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay is made using very traditional winemaking techniques involving wild yeasts and the use of French oak barriques. The resulting wine is always finely flavoured and softly textured with a linear elegance that allows the wine to retain its freshness."-Winemaker

"Our Gimblett Gravels Vineyard is widely regarded amongst the very best vineyards for Bordeaux blends and Syrah in New Zealand. Its unique location creates the warmest vineyard area in the country, where other climatic factors such as sunshine hours, humidity and rainfall are also ideal. The stony soils further warm the entire environment of the vine and create excellent soil conditions for making ultra premium red wines from these varieties. The stylistic characters of red wines from the vineyard are richness, ripeness and elegance with a distinctive fine dusty tannin finish we call Gimblett Dust. The Chardonnay from the vineyard is also very highly regarded, with distinctive lemon floral notes and pronounced minerality on the palate." -Winery

This wine also scored 82 points from Wine Spectator.